GECOM signs observer mission pact with OAS

GECOM Chairman Dr Steve Surujbally signing the document in the presence of Lisa Shoman (right) and Chief Election Officer Keith Lowenfield. (GECOM photo)

An agreement was yesterday signed by the Organisation of American States (OAS) and the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) on the Electoral Observation Process for the 2015 General and Regional Elections.

A release from GECOM said that the agreement was compiled by the OAS. The signing was done when the OAS Chief of Mission, Lisa Shoman visited GECOM. The agreement outlines the conditions under which the OAS will execute its electoral observation exercise, before, during and after the conduct