Right to vote

(1) Every person who on the date of his application to be registered– (a) is eighteen years of age or over; and (b) (i) is a citizen of Belize; or (ii) is a citizen of any Commonwealth country who has ordinarily resided in Belize for a period of not less than twelve months immediately preceding that date; or (iii) is a citizen of any Commonwealth country who is domiciled in Belize and is ordinarily resident therein on that date; and (c) is resident for a period of not less than two months immediately preceding that date in the in he seeks shall, unless otherwise disqualified, have the right to vote at an election of a divisional representative for that electoral division if such person– (i) is registered as an elector in the proper register; and (ii) is, subject to section 8 (2) (c), in possession of an identification card issued to him by the Chief Elections REVISED EDITION 2018 14 (2) For the purposes of paragraph (c) of sub-section (1), a citizen of Belize who is a bona fide student studying abroad, or who is on official government duty outside Belize, shall be deemed to continue to reside in the electoral division in which his family home is situate and shall be eligible for registration notwithstanding that he may be physically outside Belize, provided that all other conditions for such registration are satisfied.