Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis — The Workplace of the Supervisor of Elections advises most people that it has been found that an individual or individuals had been accessing the pc techniques of the Electoral Workplace situated on Central Road, Basseterre, by distant on-line means with out authorisation. Preliminary investigations recommend this has been going down over the previous couple of months.
Upon discovery of this exercise, the Data Know-how Division was instantly engaged and has since discontinued and disabled the unauthorised distant entry. The Supervisor of Elections has commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident and has contacted the White Collar Crime Unit of the Royal Saint Christopher and Nevis Police Drive for assist.
Preliminary assessments point out that there was no compromise, alteration, or corruption of the Registers or Lists of Voters. Nonetheless, it seems that the particular person or individuals who gained unauthorised entry had been extracting the electoral record and associated data. The Workplace is treating this matter with the utmost seriousness and is taking all essential steps to safeguard the integrity of the electoral system and its information.
Motion will probably be taken to the total extent of the regulation to carry the perpetrators of those actions to justice. No stone will probably be left unturned on this regard.
The Supervisor of Elections reminds the general public that the preparation, custody, and publication of the Registers and Month-to-month Lists of Voters are ruled strictly by the Nationwide Meeting Elections Act. Underneath the Act, solely the Chief Registration Officer (the Supervisor of Elections) is authorised to organize and publish the official registers and lists within the method and on the instances prescribed by regulation, together with their publication by official discover and different lawful means.
The Workplace of the Supervisor of Elections urges all members of the general public, political events, and organisations to respect the authorized framework governing electoral data and to rely solely on formally revealed lists issued in accordance with the Act.
The Workplace additional advises that the annual Register of Voters, as of November 2025, will probably be posted in every polling division on Friday, January 30, 2026, pursuant to regulation. All registered voters are requested to fastidiously verify the Register of Voters to make sure that their names are appropriately listed.
Members of most people are additionally invited to hearken to a current public assertion by the Supervisor of Elections, which supplies extra clarification on the standing of the electoral lists.
Additional updates will probably be supplied because the investigation progresses.
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