Funding
Candidates do not receive public funding and no actual provisions have been created for such. There is no allocation of free broadcast time or free printed advertisement space to political parties and as such, candidates must pay for all advertising of their own campaigns. The practice of televised debates between candidates has happen in the past but is not commonplace in the process of elections. Some bodies such as: The Caribbean Development Research Services (CADRES) or The Cave Hill Associates Polling Organisation (Chapo)/Boxhil), may undertake their own opinion polls leading up to Election Day but the government generally doesn't undertake any polls.
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