GECOM to begin preparing registers for local gov’t polls tomorrow

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced the commencement of the preparation of the Registers of Voters, for the conduct of Local Government Elections from tomorrow, Monday, February 13, a GECOM release stated yesterday.

It said that in order to facilitate this exercise, GECOM has established Offices of Assistant Electoral Registrars (AERs) in each of the 80 Local Authority Areas (LAA). The commission also set out the following criteria for persons making a Claim to Entry, updating registration records, verifying existing registration, and making Objections against the inclusion of names in the PLV.