The Governor’s Office and Elections Office can confirm that a team of Commonwealth election observers will be present in the Cayman Islands for the forthcoming election.
The Mission, which is being arranged by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Islands and Mediterranean Region (CPA BIMR), will oversee the election’s:
• political campaigning
• electoral administration
• voter registration and accessibility
• polling
• counting
• tabulation
• post-election complaints or appeals
The CPA also sent an observer mission to the Cayman Islands for the 2013 elections. The mission this year will be jointly funded by the UK and Cayman Islands Governments.
Acting Governor, Franz Manderson said “I welcome the CPA’s Mission to Cayman to observe these historic elections. Commonwealth participation in election monitoring is a well-established practice and provides important independent scrutiny”
Supervisor of Elections, Wesley Howell, also welcomed the CPA deployment stating: “following the last successful CPA deployment to Cayman in 2013, I welcome the chance to work with the Commonwealth again this year. The changes to Cayman’s electoral system make the Mission particularly relevant to ensure independent scrutiny of the process.”