Although the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is yet to finalise a timeline and date for the holding of the overdue Local Government Elections, the Commission’s Secretariat has gone ahead with the advertisement of vacancies for polling day staff.
Local Government Elections were constitutionally due at the end of last year but GECOM was without a Chief Election Officer and could not have prepared to host the elections. As a result, the Chair, retired Justice Claudette Singh, wrote to the government informing of the situation but did commit to confirming a timeline after the appointment of a CEO.