The draft schedule of timelines presented by the Secretariat of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) includes a 55-day gap between Nomination Day and Elections Day, according to a source.
This is nearly double the minimum of 32 days provided for by law. According to statute, Nomination Day – the day parties submit their list of candidates, must be no less than 32 days before Polling Day.
This number has guided the actions of the commission in the past with the April 7th Nomination Day for the 2015 general and regional elections falling 34 days before the May 11th Polling Day. For the 2011 elections, Nomination Day was October 27th, exactly 32 days before the November 28 Polling Day.
