The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) appeared to have opted to consider immigration records while examining the observation reports after the recount of the three-month old general and regional election votes is completed by June 13, officials said. The issue was discussed on Monday by the seven-member commission, shortly after a GECOM spokeswoman confirmed that 172 of 207 persons did not ...
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GECOM apparently did not check its records before asking immigration dept for help
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) so far appeared not to have confirmed from its own records a claim by A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) that 207 people were marked off as voted although they were overseas, before their names were sent to the Department of Citizenship and Immigration Services for verification. GECOM spokeswoman, Yolanda Ward said the ...
Read More »APNU releases record showing 25 extra ballots for Region 7 polling station
A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) says a ballot box checklist shows that 25 extra ballots were registered as having been found in a ballot box at Phillipai Primary School, Region 7, contrary to claims by the People’s Progressive Party (PPP). The PPP is relying on the Statement of Recount for ballot box 7079 at Phillipai Primary School ...
Read More »No evidence to prove APNU’s claim that Joint Services votes were rejected- ANUG Chairman
A New and United Guyana (ANUG) on Saturday said there is no statistical evidence to prove claims that many of the 8,000 votes cast by soldiers, police and prison service personnel have not been counted. General Secretary of A Partnership for National Unity, Retired Lt. Col. Joseph Harmon and President of the Guyana Veterans, Retired Lt. Col. George Gomes have ...
Read More »PPP releases documents to disprove Harmon’s election irregularity claim in Region 7
The People’s Progressive Party (PPP) Saturday afternoon released evidence to rubbish claims by A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) that there was evidence in ballot boxes of elections fraud by the opposition. “The increasingly embattled APNU+AFC Coalition persists in its misguided attempts to discredit the electoral process by perpetuating fallacious claims about so-called irregularities,” the PPP said in a statement. ...
Read More »APNU accuses GECOM of ignoring letters about PPP’s “glaring” electoral fraud
A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) General Secretary, Joseph Harmon on Saturday assailed the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) for failing to respond to at least 11 letters containing allegations of fraud committed at the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections. “You have a right to know what happened to your votes ands why persons who were not entitled to ...
Read More »GECOM silent on unstamped ballots; rejected ballots so far total 2,673
Even as A Partnership for National Unity maintains that opposition People’s Progressive Party (PPP) polling day officials robbed the coalition of many Joint Services votes, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has so far refused to say how many unstamped ballots are there so far. APNU officials have maintained that many of the 8,000-odd votes that were cast by police, soldiers ...
Read More »GECOM sets June 16 for declaration of election results from recount if recount data is used
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on Friday issued an amended order setting June 16 as the deadline by which results of the March 2, 2020 general elections may be declared based on the recount but again made it clear that this will depend on whether the seven-member body should use the data from that exercise. Formalising the new recount deadline ...
Read More »National COVID-19 Task Force says ‘no’ to more vote recount workstations
The National COVID-19 Task Force on Thursday turned down a request by the Guyana Elections Commission for more counting stations to be added to speed up the recount of remaining votes that were cast in general elections almost three months ago. Government released a letter dated May 28, 2020 from Dr. Colin James, Coordinator of the Task Force’s Health Emergency ...
Read More »GECOM to decide on June 16 deadline for declaration
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will Thursday begin talks on whether to declare results in the March 2, 2020 general and regional elections by June 16, 2020, a senior commission source said Thursday. None of the commissioners or GECOM’s spokeswoman, Yolanda Ward has briefed the media in recent days, but the source said the seven-member body would Thursday discuss all ...
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