Jersey's next general election will be held on Sunday 7 June 2026.
Politicians have agreed to the date in the hope it will get more islanders to the polls.
Jersey has one of the lowest average voter turnout figures in the world at 44%, but research globally shows more go to the ballot boxes in weekend elections.
The Privileges and Procedures Committee believes it gives full-time workers and those in education the chance to get to the polling stations, rather than rushing around in the morning of a weekday general election.
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Chair of the PPC Committee Constable Karen Shenton-Stone says the move to a Sunday election should be tested here.
"Our democracy is not going to function well when only a third of eligible voters are participating.
"The current weekday poll disadvantages those who are full-time workers and students."
Elections in Jersey have traditionally been held on a Wednesday.
States Members rejected an alternative April 2026 date suggested by former Chief Minister Kristina Moore.
A States vote earlier this month means Senators will be back on the ballot paper after politicians voted to reinstate the island-wide mandate by replacing one deputy in each of the nine electoral districts.
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