Coalition campaign manager, Joseph Harmon last evening suggested that the Chief Election Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield can only submit a report for declaration on the votes he has deemed to be valid.
“No elections in Guyana can be determined on votes that are not valid…in my view, the CEO cannot declare anything other than valid votes and his determination in what are valid votes, we would need to see those reports of the CEO reflected in the way those votes are tallied,” Harmon said during a brief video statement posted to his party’s Facebook page.
His comments were a direct response to a decision by Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Claudette Singh to have the CEO prepare a report to ascertain the results of the elections under Section 96 of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 1:03 (ROPA) and in keeping with Order No. 60 of 2020.