Eligible registered voters in the West Grand Bahama and Bimini constituency mayapply to vote in the Advanced Poll for the West Grand Bahama and Bimini ByeElection, as an Overseas or Special Voter as defined below:

Overseas Voters S. 49A (Form J) are:
-A student or the spouse accompanying such student, pursuing a bonafide program of study outside The Bahamas;
-A member of staff of any embassy, high commission or other foreignmission of The Bahamas who is posted overseas, or the spouse or anyimmediate member of the family living within the household of thatmember of staff;
-A member of staff of the Ministry of Tourism, The Bahamas MaritimeAuthority, or other agency of the Government of The Bahamas, or thespouse or any immediate member of the family living within thehousehold of that member of staff; or
-A public officer or a member of staff of any delegation who is on officialduty overseas, or the spouse or any immediate member of the familyliving within the household of that member of staff.

Special Voters S. 49C (Form K) are:
-Nominated Candidates and their spouses;
-Election day workers, election officials or employees of theParliamentary Registration Department;
-Any registered voter entitled to vote at an election in the Constituencyand who is a person with disabilities or 65 years or older on the dayappointed for the taking of the poll;
-Doctor-certified individuals with illness, infirmity, pregnancy, or recentchildbirth, (documentary proof required) and unable to vote on the dayappointed for the taking of the Poll; or
-Any person (not being a person who qualifies to enroll as an overseasvoter under section 49A) who expects to be overseas on the dayappointed for the taking of the poll, such as a confirmed traveler alreadyscheduled to be out of the country (documentary proof required).

In-Person application sites for persons wishing to make Form J or Form K applicationsare located as follows:
-On New Providence,Parliamentary Registration DepartmentFarrington RoadNassau
-On Grand Bahama,Administrator’s Office,Eight Mile RockGrand Bahama

Form J Applications for eligible Overseas Voters may be completed and theApplication submitted to their nearest Bahamas Consular, or High Commission Officefor onward transmission to the Parliamentary Registration Department in Nassau. TheFORM J is available at Bahamas Consular, High Commission Offices, or theParliamentary Registration Department, the Administrator’s Office at Eight Mile Rock,or Online.

It is important to note that applications in respect of an Overseas Voter must besubmitted so that it is received by the Parliamentary Registration Departmentwithin seven days of the issue of the writ of election.

Special Voters, applying by Form K, or persons wishing to apply locally may visit oneof our “In Person Application sites” listed above. Form J and Form K applicants mayapply online using the mygateway.gov.bs website.

Our scheduled hours of operation are Monday through Friday; from 9am to 4pm. TheApplication window closes on 4th November, 2023 for Overseas Voters and 13thNovember, 2023 for all other applicants.