Our next elections: Necessity and fears

Poor ‘goalies’, rich Senegal

The Caribbean islands of Jamaica and Trinidad/ Tobago are smaller geographically than South America–sited Caricom-member Guyana.

Those islands, however, have much larger populations than Guyana – hundreds of thousands of more voters. Yet, like Barbados just two/three weeks ago, these more populated territories can call/implement national elections at very short notice. Even so-described “snap” elections! How come? How are most societies, near and far away, able to hold elections whereby all eligible voters find it basic and easy to exercise their right on polling day?