Jersey election 2026: What you need to know
BBCIslanders will go to the polls in June to elect their next States Assembly to represent them for the next four years.
It is the second election in a row in which there have been changes linked to the type of politician islanders can elect.
In 2022, islanders could only vote for constables and deputies after a States Assembly decision in 2021 to abolish senators - who are elected island-wide.
However, a 2025 States Assembly vote reintroduced senators, meaning islanders can vote for three types of politicians on 7 June.
This means that after the election, there will be 28 deputies, 12 constables and 9 senators in the States Assembly.
Deputies are elected in nine voting districts, of roughly equal population size.
Islanders can only vote for deputies standing in their district, some districts will elect five deputies, others will elect four or three depending on population size.
While deputies are elected in local districts, they are expected to debate and propose laws that affect the whole island as well as representing their constituents.
Constables are elected in parishes rather than voting districts and islanders can only vote for candidates standing for constable in the parish that they live in.
Constables are the head of the parish and oversee the honorary police and deal with parish matters such as roads and recycling.
The 2025 decision to reintroduce senators means that each district will lose a deputy, and islanders can instead vote for up to nine senators.
They can vote for any senatorial candidate as senators are elected island-wide rather in relation to a district or parish.
Who can vote?
You are eligible to vote if on election day you are aged 16 or over and have lived in Jersey for the last 12 months or have lived in Jersey for the last six months, plus periods that total five years.
Automatic Voter Registration was launched in March and automatically adds eligible islanders to the electoral register, which means you no longer need to register to vote in Jersey elections.
Islanders were able to check their details and ask for changes until 17 April.
The details held by the government define the constituency in which islanders are registered to vote.
When and how to vote?
Previously the election has taken place on a Wednesday but the decision to move the election day to a weekend was made in the hope of boosting turnout.
Voting primarily takes place in person at polling stations, which are usually found in parish halls and community centres.
Postal voting is also be an option for islanders - although applications to vote by post must be submitted by midday on 30 April.
Ballot papers are due to be sent out to postal voters in mid-May and must be returned to the judicial Greffe by midday on 7 June to be included in the count.
Islanders will also be able to vote early at the St Paul's Centre from Tuesday 26 May to Monday 1 June.
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