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56 ________________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS PARLIAMENTARY NOTICE Statutory Instrument 3 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA ELECTORAL COMMISSION NOTICE Writ of By-Election 3-4 Statement of Persons Nominated 4-5 Form 2- Notice of Election 6 Appointment of Returning Officer 6 EASTERN CARIBBEAN SUPREME COURT NOTICE Court of Appeal Schedule 7-10 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Published by the Ministry of Justice & Legal Affairs Ryan Johnson, Editor of the Official Gazette ryan.johnson@ab.gov.ag / antiguagazette@gmail.com Government Complex, P.O.
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44 of 2023, “Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (Bail) Rules, 2023 14pp Price $5.40 ____________________________________________________________________________________ Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission Notice ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA WRIT OF BY-ELECTION CHARLES THE THIRD, by the Grace of God, King of Antigua and Barbuda and His other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, To the Returning Officer for the Constituency of St. Mary’s South GREETINGS: WHEREAS by section 41 (3) of the Constitution, it is provided that where an elected member of the House vacates his seat in the House there shall be a by-election to fill the seat in the House vacated by that member; AND WHEREAS on the 7th day of June, 2023, upon the resignation of Mr. Kelvin Simon, the elected member of the House, the seat in the St. Mary’s South Constituency became vacant; AND WHEREAS the 24th day of October, 2023 has been appointed as the date on which the by-election shall be held; AND WHEREAS the 9th day of October, 2023 and BOLANS GOVERNMENT SCHOOL, have been appointed as the day and place respectively for NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES to contest the by-election; AND WHEREAS the 24th day of October, 2023 has been appointed as the day upon which if necessary, the poll shall be taken; AND WHEREAS the 25th day of October, 2023 has been appointed as the day on which the Writ shall be returned to me.
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56 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE - EXTRAORDINARY October 9th, 2023 Label or direction of writ To the Returning Officer for the St. Mary’s South Constituency A Writ of a new Election of a Member for the said Constituency Endorsement Received the within Writ on the …….. day of ………………………………………….., 2023 (Signed) …………………………………………..
Returning Officer Certificate endorsed on writ I hereby certify, that the Member elected for the Constituency in pursuance of the within written Writ is …………………………….………… of …………………………………………………………………………….

____________________________________________________________________________________ (Signed) ………………………...……..…………..

Returning Officer REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, CAP.
379 Statement of Persons Nominated (Rule 17 Election Rules) The following persons whose particulars appear in the first column have been and stand nominated in terms of the above Act for the BY-Election in the Constituency of ST. MARY’S SOUTH on the 24th day of October, 2023.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ First Column Second Column Third Column Fourth Column ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name, other names, Name of Proposer Reason Symbol* description and address and Seconder of persons nominated ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Electoral Names of Assentors Numbers Electoral Numbers GEORGE, Dwayne Kenny Mustafa Bolans Village Teacher AARON, Woodman SIMON, Conrad 1336 6 219 ABLP 472 1.
FERGUS, Chesel 2.

FRANCIS, Donnisha 3.

GRAYMAN, Kenisha 579 4.

GREENE, Charles 588 5.

GRIFFITH, Peterson 261 6.

HENRY, Claudeth 286 7.

JOSEPH, Tasha 889 8.


VIGO, Louise 1548 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The following persons whose particulars appear in the first column have been nominated and no longer stand nominated for the reason set out in the fourth column, all in terms of the said Act for the said General Election in the said Constituency.
* Place Party’s initials here ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4 October 9th, 2023 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE - EXTRAORDINARY No.

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379 Statement of Persons Nominated (Rule 17 Election Rules) The following persons whose particulars appear in the first column have been and stand nominated in terms of the above Act for the BY-Election in the Constituency of ST. MARY’S SOUTH on the 24th day of October, 2023.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ First Column Second Column Third Column Fourth Column ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name, other names, Name of Proposer Reason Symbol* description and address and Seconder of persons nominated ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Electoral Names of Assentors Numbers Electoral Numbers SIMON, Kelvin Craig Bolans Village Counsellor THOMAS, Dean HENRY, Justin 662 578 184 UPP 381 1.
COCHRANE, Roxann 2.

BUBERY, Kizzy 3.

JOHNSON, Joycelyn 812 104 4.

JOHNSON, Mary 5.

LAPPS-HILLHOUSE, Pheobe Ann 135 6.

MARTIN, Deborah 1018 7.

MURRAY, Moria 1091 8.


TONGE, Shannon 616 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The following persons whose particulars appear in the first column have been nominated and no longer stand nominated for the reasons set out in the fourth column, all in terms of the said Act for the said General Election in the said Constituency.
* Place Party’s initials here ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT, CAP.

379 Statement of Persons Nominated (Rule 17 Election Rules) The following persons whose particulars appear in the first column have been and stand nominated in terms of the above Act for the BY-Election in the Constituency of ST. MARY’S SOUTH on the 24th day of October, 2023.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ First Column Second Column Third Column Fourth Column ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Name, other names, Name of Proposer Reason Symbol* description and address and Seconder of persons nominated ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Electoral Names of Assentors Numbers Electoral Numbers ANTONIO, Andrew Joshua Joel Tour Guide WEBB, Kemesia 1576 BAILEY, Nicole 14 2.
BROWNE, Curaci 1.

ANTONIO, Heather 79 DNA 22 3.

CORNELIUS, Tennecy 316 924 4.

KISNA, Cerriesa 5.

KISNA, Natasha 925 6.

SPENCER, Cuthbert 1411 7.

THOMPSON, Foster 1473 8.


TONGE, Sparkle 1513 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The following persons whose particulars appear in the first column have been nominated and no longer stand nominated for the reasons set out in the fourth column, all in terms of the said Act for the said General Election in the said Constituency.
* Place Party’s initials here ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 No.

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2 Form of notice of election Representation of the People Act, CAP-379 Election Rules Rule 8 BY-ELECTION FOR THE ST. MARY’S SOUTH CONSTITUENCY 1.

A by-election is to be held of a Member to serve in the House of Representatives for the said Constituency.

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Nomination papers may be delivered by the candidate or his proposer or seconder to the returning officer at the BOLANS GOVERNMENT SCHOOL between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on the 9th day of October, 2023.

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Forms of nomination papers may be obtained at the times and place aforesaid.

The returning officer will at the request of any elector prepare for signature a Nomination paper.

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If the by-election is contested, the poll will take place on the 24th day of October, 20 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2001 BY THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION Notice of Appointment of Returning Officers In exercise of the powers conferred upon the Electoral Commission by Section 10(1) of the Representation of the People (Amendment) Act 2001, the Commission hereby appoints the persons named in the first column of the Schedule hereto to be the Returning Officers for the Constituencies, as defined in the Constituencies Boundaries Commission Order, 1984 (S.I.
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4 of 1984) and confirmed by S.I.

No.2 of 1989 specified in the second column of the said Schedule opposite the name of such persons.

SCHEDULE RETURNING OFFICERS CONSTITUENCIES Denese Parker Civil Servant Bolans Village St. Mary’s South 6 October 9th, 2023 THE ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA OFFICIAL GAZETTE - EXTRAORDINARY No.

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