Voters in Jersey are to vote tomorrow on whether they should change their timezone from British to Central European Time.
The referendum is taking place in tandem with elections to the States of Jersey, for Senators island-wide and for civil parish heads locally.
Backers of the time change claim Jersey has more in common with its neighbours France and a move to CET would reflect that.
They also believe the move would benefit the tourism industry as more available hours of sunlight would attract more tourists.
A proposal earlier this year that the other Channel Islands, Guernsey, Sark, Herm and Alderney, move to Central European Time was presented to their governing authority, the States of Guernsey.
It was referred back for further research.
Jersey's Senator Jimmy Perchard told the BBC 'We have historical connections with France. Our streets have French names. The prayers in our parliament are in French.
'A continental lifestyle is desirable - we'd have the opportunity to spend longer out in the evenings.'
He added 'It's something that Jersey could market and promote for tourists as well as enjoy for itself.'
But opponents of the change have said that adopting the timezone change would not be popular.
Businessman Geoff Cook from Jersey Finance Limited told the BBC: 'We don't believe it's right - the majority of the industry are against it because it would disrupt business and get us in a situation where we're not in line with our major trading partner, London.
'We wouldn't be able to start work until 10 and you would have different lunch hours.
'In addition, in the current global climate we believe it's just a risk we shouldn't be taking - a distraction we don't need.'
