By Belize Live News Staff: Questions over Belize’s electoral boundaries remain unresolved, and the Elections and Boundaries Commission says it cannot move forward until key legal issues are settled.
The Commission confirmed this week that the redivision process will extend into 2027. Before it can be completed, the Commission must finalize the legal and technical framework, analyse updated voter data and prepare new proposals for the National Assembly.
A major hold up is a pending review by the Attorney General’s Ministry on whether Sections 89 and 90 of the Constitution should be amended. Those sections govern how many divisions Belize has and how voters are spread across them.
The Commission also pointed to persistent litigation as an added burden on its work, though it stressed it remains committed to its constitutional duties.
The issue has been tied up in the courts for years through the redistricting case brought by Enriquez, which has bounced between the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the CCJ. That case is still awaiting appeals before it can proceed.
Even once new boundaries are approved, voters will not see them right away. Under Section 91 of the Constitution, any changes take effect only at the next general election after the redivision.
With 212,000 registered voters spread unevenly across 31 divisions, the delay leaves open questions about fair representation for some time to come.
