High Court clears the way for the general election in Grenada to proceed tomorrow

Grenada’s upcoming national general election, scheduled for November 5, 2026, has received full legal clearance following a landmark High Court ruling delivered earlier today by the Honourable Madam Justice Agnes Actie. The decisive judgment resolves a last-minute legal petition that had threatened to derail the entire electoral process weeks after Parliament was formally dissolved. The legal action was filed by Cajeton Hood, who had sought two separate court orders: first, to block Prime Minister of Grenada from advising the Governor-General to dissolve the national legislature, and second, to halt all preparations and holding of the scheduled 2026 general election entirely. Justice Actie’s thorough ruling confirmed that all steps leading to the poll fully complied with Grenada’s constitutional framework and established national law. The court verified that the Prime Minister acted entirely within his statutory authority when he submitted the formal advice to the Governor-General, which led Her Excellency to issue the official Parliament dissolution proclamation on October 2, 2026, and formally set November 5 as the date for the general election. The judge explicitly rejected Hood’s core allegation that the Prime Minister’s actions violated the country’s constitution, noting that longstanding settled legal precedent in Grenada stipulates that once Parliament has been dissolved and official election proceedings have been formally initiated, any disputes related to the general election must be filed via a formal Election Petition after the voting process concludes, rather than through pre-election legal challenges. For the proceedings, petitioner Cajeton Hood represented himself in court. The Office of the Attorney-General represented both the Prime Minister and the Attorney-General of Grenada, with legal counsel led by Dr Francis Alexis KC, Ruggles Ferguson KC, and Ian Sandy. The Supervisor of Elections was represented by legal team Darshan Ramdhani KC and Sabrita Khan-Ramdhani. The ruling paves the way for all scheduled campaign activities, polling operations, and vote counting processes to proceed as planned across the Caribbean island nation.