In furtherance of the government’s electoral reform agenda, Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall on Monday tabled proposed amendments to the Representation of the People Act (RoPA) and the National Registration Act (NRA) in the National Assembly.
The National Registration (Amendment) Bill 2022 and the Representation of the People (Amendment) Bill 2022 are a result of the events following the March 2020 general elections which saw attempts to rig the elections in favour of the then APNU+AFC government.
Last November, the government released proposed amendments to RoPA. One of the major changes the government proposes is the division of Region Four (Demerara-Mahaica), the country’s largest electoral district, into four sub-districts – East Bank Demerara, East Coast Demerara, North Georgetown and South Georgetown – effectively adding a new section to Section 6 of RoPA, which deals with polling districts and divisions.