The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has revoked an order which required all prospective voters for the 2020 general and regional elections to verify their registration during the upcoming claims and objections (C&O) process.
By way of an order issued last week, Order No. 70 of 2019, GECOM had required every person whose name appears on the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) to visit the Registration Office in their respective area with their National Identification Card to verify their registration record in order to be included in the Official List of Electors (OLE) for the polls.
However, a new order that has been issued no longer includes the requirement. “The National Registration (Residents) Order No. 70 of 2019, dated 26th September, 2019, is hereby revoked,” it says.