Samoa will go to the polls on the 29th of August as required by its Constitution.
The Supreme Court delivered its decision this afternoon, upholding Section 64 of the Constitution that states general elections must be held within three months following the dissolution of Parliament.
A three panel bench of the Supreme Court delivered the decision on Thursday afternoon. Chief Justice Satiu Simativa Perese was supported by Senior Supreme Court Justice Vui Clarence Nelson and Justice Leutele Mata Tuatagaloa.
The Office of the Electoral Commission will now set the timeframes for (i) Due Date for the Electoral Roll to close, (ii) Due Date for Candidates to register, (iii) Due Date for Candidates to withdraw, and (iv) Pre Polling dates.
As of 8pm on Friday night 30 May 2025, only 62,339 voters had formally registered with the Office of the Electoral Commission (OEC).
Samoa has 117,225 citizens over the age of 21 years eligible to vote.
“There are 54,886 voters yet to register or re-register,” said Samoa’s Electoral Commissioner, afioga Tuiafelolo John Stanley. “That is around 47 percent, not yet registered.”
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