Saturday 22 August 2020
The 2020 Electoral Roll opened in December 2019 and despite the challenging year and global COVID-19 pandemic, closed at midnight on Friday 21st August with 31,301 registered voters. A higher number of registered voters than the past two General Elections in 2012 and 2016.
The election team have been campaigning hard, with an extensive multi-channel approach, from radio, television, door drops, bus advertising and social media to more traditional methods. The team have also embraced other alternative methods to get the public interested in voting and to target a younger demographic, including launching an Instagram profile, TikTok videos and a mock election featuring 'Brinky' the teddy bear. The outreach team were out rain or shine all over the Island helping people to register on the spot and raise awareness.
Colette Falla, Registrar-General of Electors said:
"We're thrilled at the number of people who have signed up to vote; it's been a great success, and there is still a lot of work to be done to prepare for Guernsey's first Island-wide Election but we are through the first checkpoint. We're already looking ahead to the next phase in our Election awareness campaign to encourage voters to use their vote by returning their completed postal vote or by turning up to cast their vote at either the parish polling stations or at one of the super-polling stations."
The Electoral Roll has now closed, but anyone who has registered can still switch to a postal vote up until 25th September. This option is open to all registered voters and is an easier and more convenient way of voting. We are encouraging voters to switch to a postal vote to give them as much time as they like to fill in the ballot paper from the comfort of their own homes.