GECOM will tomorrow discuss opposition con-cerns that lists for the March 13, 2023 local government polls were not extracted according to the law and the governing PPP/C yesterday said it was not opposed to another round of claims and objections making it likely that the long-delayed elections will be further put back.
In the face of a court challenge over the com-pilation of the lists of voters for the local authorities, Chief Election Officer (CEO) Vishnu Persaud on December 3rd wrote to Chair of the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM), retired Justice Claudette Singh, proposing a 14-day period of claims and objections to address the opposition’s concerns.
In a brief statement yes-terday, the PPP/C said it “will not be opposed to the Guyana Elections Com-mission GECOM) em-barking upon another round of Claims and Objections in respect of the Register of Voters for the upcoming Local Govern-ment Elections proposed to be held in 2023.”