Elections Corner

With just about a week to the May 11, 2015 General and Regional Elections, the Guyana Elections Commission would like to urge all registered electors to vote for the party of your choice on Elections Day.

Nominations Day has come and is gone. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has already written to eight (8) Political Parties informing them that they are officially eligible to contest the General and Regional Elections on May 11, 2015.

In order to remove any misinterpretation/misunderstanding of the text contained in the GECOM Elections Corner relating to Voting by Proxy (published last weekend), please note the following.

Proxy Voting is exercised in most forms of voting activity practiced around the world.

Properly trained Election Day workers play an essential part in ensuring that elections are successful.

On Elections Day, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will have a cohort of staff that must be present in every polling station to effectively and efficiently manage the conduct of the General and Regional Elections.

In the lead up to the General and Regional Elections to be held in Guyana on May 11, 2015, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is working assiduously to ensure that it provides to the nation an Official List of Electors that is as accurate as possible.

The ideals, energies, and voices of young men and women are vital for the development of any society.

Beginning today and continuing until Saturday May 9, 2015, Stabroek News will publish a weekly column from the Guyana Elections Commission (Gecom) dealing with Civic and Voter Education.