Attorney General Basil Williams has “partially appealed” the August 14 ruling by acting Chief Justice Roxane George-Wiltshire which upheld the legality of the House to House (HtH) registration exercise but also declared that existing registrants cannot be excised from a new voters’ list unless they are deceased or otherwise disqualified under Article 159 (2), (3) or (4).
The appeal raises the prospect of another drawn out legal battle and the question of whether the Guyana Elections Commission will proceed on its own.
Williams in his submission has provided 16 points of appeal including the argument that Section 6 of the Registration Act provides for “residency” during the period of a qualifying date as a requirement for registration.