Trinidad and Tobago
○ Presidential Election
- Term of office: 5 years
○ Parliamentary Elections
- Seats: 72
- Term of office: 5 years
○ Election system
· Opening and closing time of polling stations
- 6 am and 6 pm respectively
· Number of registered voters: 1,040,128 (2010 elections)
· Voter turnout: 69.88% (2010 parliamentary elections)
- Presidential: Indirectly elected by an electoral college.
- Parliamentary
1. In the Senate, 16 members are appointed by the ruling party, 6 members are appointed by the opposition and 9 members are appointed by the president.
2. In the House of Representatives 41 members are elected by plurality vote in single-member constituencies.
· Voting process: Verify ID card, and a poll card -> Mark ballots -> Cast ballots -> Dip finger in the electoral ink