The Alliance For Change (AFC) on Sunday said it would hold consultations on whether to boycott next year’s general elections if Retired Justice Claudette Singh remains the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Chairman, saying that she presided over the illegal occupation of a joinder parliamentary seat. “The AFC will commence by engaging national stakeholders on the issue and its potential impact ...
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GECOM to mull over introducing biometrics before stakeholder input
As the number of eligible voters is set to surpass the latest figure of 718,715 and further fuel opposition calls for a clean list and digitalised fingerprint registration and identification of electors at polling stations, Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Claudette Singh on Friday said the commission needs to figure out whether it can introduce that biometric system. ...
Read More »Jagdeo calls on GECOM Chairman to explain planned removal of names from voters list
Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo wants the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Claudette Singh to explain her decision to remove more than 25,000 names from the voters list if those persons do not uplift their national identification (ID) cards within 21 days. “Right now, we are calling on the Chairman to explain her decisions. That’s all we are saying. ...
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