[1] A former minister of the DLP, Warwick Franklin summed up the general elections process in Barbados as saying it is really just, "30 by-elections on the same day."
Shortly before Election Day, a card will be mailed to Constituents indicating the location of their polling station.
At the polling station, eligible voter must present their National ID card to be given a single paper ballot.
Voting outside the country by the general public is not allowed at Barbados' various High Commissions, Embassies, and Consulates.
However, diplomatic staff may vote[10] Representation of the People's Act, "A person is qualified to be treated as a foreign service elector at any election in any constituency who is (a)serving abroad as the Head of a Mission or a member of the Staff of a Mission; (b)a member of the household of a person mentioned in paragraph (a)" Ballot counting is undertaken at special counting centres.
[12] When the counting finishes, the results of voting in that constituency are announced by the returning officer, who declares the winner of the election.
The practice of televised debates between candidates has happened in the past but is not commonplace in the process of elections.
In previous years the Owen Arthur government mooted the idea of having a referendum on whether to transforming the country into a republic.