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866 ballot boxes outstanding in recount process
At the end of Day 23 of the recount process, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) completed the recount of 90 ballot boxes bringing the overall total to 1,473 and leaving just 866 to be completed.
The Commission completed Regions…
GECOM Commissioners row over timeline to review Lowenfield’s elections report
After being locked in a meeting for hours on Thursday, the politically nominated Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) could not agree on an extension date of the recount process.
The Commission, headed by Justice…
Task Force rejects GECOM’s request for more recount stations
The National COVID-19 Task Force, headed by Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo, has denied the request of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to add more work stations at the Arthur Chung Conference Center where the national recount of…
June 16 end date for electoral process is too long – PPP
The June 16 proposed end date for the electoral process in Guyana, including the recount and the tabulation report of the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), does not find favour with the Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) which…
Granger appeals for greater funding for small States amidst COVID-19 pandemic
By Ravin Singh
The crippling effects of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on small States can only be cushioned by resource mobilization which requires increased funding.
It is against this backdrop that President David Granger on…
More recount stations should be given to Region 4 – Ali
The Opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) has expressed concern at the decision of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Secretariat to add only one additional recount station to District 4 – Guyana’s largest voting district.…
Counting of Districts 3 and 7 completed; count for District 10 starts
The counting of ballots cast in Districts Three and Seven have been completed, freeing up recount stations for the other Districts.
However, just one additional station was assigned to District 4 – the largest electoral district which…
Dead and migrated did not vote in APNU+AFC strongholds – Aubrey Norton
The APNU+AFC has been raising concerns of deceased and migrated persons voting in the March 2 general and regional elections but APNU+AFC member, Aubrey Norton on Wednesday it did not find any occurrence of this in the Coalition…
93 ballot boxes recounted on Day-22
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Wednesday completed the recount of 93 ballot boxes which is the highest number since the recount started on May 6.
The total number of ballot boxes counted so far is 1,383; there are 956 more…
June 16 proposed date for end of electoral process
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is discussing June 16 as the proposed end date of Guyana’s electoral process, including the recount and the tabulation report of the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), well-placed sources have told the…
