August 10, 2019 • 0 Comments NEC Statement: New Citizens
The NEC has released the following statement on new citizens. It can be found here:...
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August 7, 2019 • 0 Comments Final Candidate Information Session 6:30pm Thursday 8 August at CRC
Candidate nomination for the 2019 General Election closes on Saturday. We are holding an information...
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July 25, 2019 • 0 Comments Early Voting Announced
Early Voting Early voting allows voters who cannot vote on Polling Day – 24 August,...
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July 25, 2019 • 0 Comments Living Overseas? Need To Transfer? Apply for Proxy? Here Are The Approved Witnesses
If you are living overseas and need to transfer your voter registration to another district...
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July 23, 2019 • 0 Comments Auto registered voters turning 20 years
Under section 50(3) of the Electoral Act, all auto registered voters turning 20 years of...
Read More July 18, 2019 • 0 Comments Are you registered for 24 August? Check here
The voter roll closes at 5pm Saturday, 3 August 2019. It is important that you...
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July 17, 2019 • 0 Comments Proxy Voting Update
Parliament has passed a new amendment raising the maximum number of proxy votes a single...
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July 15, 2019 • 0 Comments General Elections To Be Held On 24 August 2019
The Speaker of Parliament has issued the writ for the election commission to hold elections...
Read More June 26, 2019 • 0 Comments Check Your Voter Registration for the General Elections
Elections are coming! You must make sure you are properly registered so you can vote...
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Is voting compulsory?
Yes, under electoral law, it is compulsory for all eligible Nauruan citizens who are 20 years or older to be registered and vote in elections.
What if I won’t be in Nauru on Election Day?
You can appoint someone to vote for you. This is called proxy voting and information can be found here: PROXY VOTING
The NEC is working on early voting as well so if you know you will be leaving you may be able to come in and vote early.
My parents are very sick and cannot come to the polling station. What can they do?
Please let the NEC know in advance – information can be found here: MOBILE VOTING. If you complete an application letting us know, we will send a team on Election Day to come to your house to let them vote.