Youth Challenge Guyana (YCG) yesterday said that it will observe the March 2nd, 2020 General and Regional Elections with a 50-member team.
In a press release, YCG said that on 24 January approval was given by the Guyana Elections Commission for Local Observation.
YCG said it has trained 50 Domestic Observers.
“Each was trained to observe the pre-election political activities and Election Day activities. These persons were all screened for non-partisanship and signed Declaration of Global Principles for Nonpartisan Election Observation and Monitoring”, the organization said.
YCG said it will cover the campaigns and other political activities for the period leading up to Election Day to observe whether the “rights and liberties of all Guyanese are upheld”. Observation of the process shall be done in Regions 3,4,5,6,7 and 10.
YCG said it has begun holding meetings with election officials, political parties’ advocates and representatives, Civil Society and other international missions and other stakeholders. On polling day observers will follow the voting, counting and tabulation processes. On the completion of the election a statement will be made about the initial findings of the observers.
“Domestic observer groups that are able to monitor their own elections, are an essential part of democratic development. In this regard, domestic observation is vital for the transparency and ownership of the electoral process in addition to the activities of the political party agents. Youth Challenge Guyana is pleased to support this democratic process on behalf of all Guyanese”, the group said.
