GECOM now says elections results may be known by Sept. 3

The results of the September 1, 2025, General and Regional Elections could be known by the night of September 3, and an official declaration may come the morning after, once there are no major delays or requests for recounts, Chief Elections Officer Vishnu Persaud said on Sunday.

“Declarations in the districts (may happen) by the evening of the third, providing that there are no requests for recount,” Persaud said on Sunday, at a Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) press conference the day before the elections.

He explained that once those district declarations are done, he should receive all by the morning of the fourth, and will be taken to the Commission for a declaration subsequently.

Persaud assured reporters that the Commission has systems in place to account for power outages and adequate internet access so that the scanning and uploading of the Statements of Poll (SOPs) can be done. All SOPs are to be shared online by GECOM.

Previously, Persaud said the results could be known by the night of September 2. On Sunday, however, he explained that the Commission did not consider the extensive process for the tabulation of the results.