Months after meeting with Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs Anil Nandlall, the Opposition-nominated Commis-sioners on the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) have tabled a motion calling for the introduction of biometrics as part of the electoral reform process.
The motion was laid by Com-missioners Vincent Alexander, Charles Corbin and Desmond Trotman when the Elections Commission met on Tuesday. It will possibly come up for discussion next Tuesday when the Commission meets again.
The motion states that there have been numerous allegations of voter impersonation at places of poll, adding that in 2020 GECOM was provided with documentation from statutory agencies and bodies to substantiate the allegations. It argued that GECOM has discussed the introduction of a biometric identification system at the place of poll as an additional mechanism for enhancing the system of identifying voters on election day and such a feature will significantly impact and improve the overall systems by reducing the number of successful instances of voter impersonation.
