The Joint Opposition (JO) says it has noted that the Guyana Elections Com-mission (GECOM), at its meeting on Tuesday, 5th November, 2024, commenced discussions on the feasibility study on utilizing biometrics technology in elections that was prepared by its Chief Election Officer (CEO), Vishnu Persaud, on the recommendation of GECOM Com-missioner Vincent Alexander.
In a statement yesterday, PNCR/APNU, the AFC and the WPA said the fact that the subject of biometrics has remained on the agenda of GECOM, des-pite sustained efforts at excluding it, is “testimony to the will and persistence of the opposition parties and their commissioners”.
The submission and discussion of the CEO’s report on biometrics, though welcomed, constitute only a small step towards the goal of producing a clean voter list and introducing fingerprint biometrics as part of the voting process for the next and future General, Regional and Local Government elections.
