Dominica tested its updated electoral procedures during the Roseau North by-election following voter confirmation reforms and new voter ID measures.
Dominica: After a 12 month long voter excursion, Dominica conducted a trial of its updated electoral procedures during the Roseau North by-election, which Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit described as successful.
Last year on March 19, 2025, the Dominica Parliament approved the Registration of Electors Bill, the House of Assembly (Elections) and Registration Bill along with the Election Commission Bill. With the enforcement of all these 3 bills, the previously implemented electoral processes are completely eradicated and new regimes are into work.
After a hiatus of 12 long months, concluding the mandates and procedural reviews, the voting reformation and new procedural updates the Electoral Office of Dominica tried its first ever new procedural trial test run in the Roseau North by-election to check the responsiveness and co-operation of the public of Dominica in the electoral process.
Appreciating the hard-work and dedicated efforts of the Electoral Office of Dominica, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit applauded the Dominica’s Voter Confirmation Exercise, stating the importance of approval and issuance of voter identification cards for the approved applicants as a major change driver in the nation’s election process and its outlook.
Further stating, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit spoke that in the duration of the last 12 months, every citizen of the country had ample chances for all the eligible candidates/ citizens of the country to register themselves for the voting process. Also moving ahead Prime Minister Skerrit stated that each and every applicant is treated equally under the law and that there would be no discrimination against anyone.
The Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit also expressed his concerns over the unforeseen issues and matters and conditions that can happen in the near future because this is the first ever one of its own kind election process to which the republic, the government, the Electoral Office, political leaders and the nation is adapting to.
Commentating his views and opinions over the test trial run of elections in the Roseau North by- election, the Prime Minister spoke that it is important to note the results which turned out to be successful given the fact that the nation had utilized considerable amount of time, effort and resources to enhance, modernise and update the electoral system.