Voter registration continued up to midnight Tuesday, according to Parliamentary Commissioner Sherlyn Hall, who said yesterday there were approximately 170,000 people registered to vote for the May 10 general election.
Voter registration ended on Monday.
Registration centers were crowded with long lines throughout much of the day.
Several voters expressed frustration about the prolonged wait, despite having a year and a half to register.
Hall said when he left the Parliamentary Registration Department on Farrington Road around midnight, several people were still being registered to vote.
The department was expected to close at 5 p.m.
When asked about the final numbers, Hall said his department was working on them, but there were around 170,00 people registered.
The department has 14 days to finalize the voter register.
Just over 172,000 people registered to vote in the last general election.
However, the number of registered voters this time around was expected to be higher given the additional eligible voters.
According to data released by the department, the number of eligible voters was estimated at 183,000.
Anyone who has still not registered will not be able to vote in the election next month.
Hall previously said there is "voter apathy" throughout the country.
When he made that statement last November, voter registration stood at 34 percent (56,823 voters) of the estimated eligible voters.
When compared to the same period five years ago, there were 134,000 registered voters.
But voter turnout will likely be the final indicator of the apathy of the electorate.
Voter turnout in the 2007 general election was 92 percent.
In the 2012 general election, 90.5 percent of registered voters cast their ballots.
Though not a general election, voter turnout in the June 7 gender equality referendum was 46.66 percent.
A total of 179,972 people were registered to vote.
Commissioner of Police Ellison Greenslade, in his capacity as provost marshal, read a proclamation from the governor general yesterday morning declaring Parliament dissolved.
Immediately following, Prime Minister Perry Christie announced the date of the general election.
Nomination Day is April 20.

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