Georgetown: A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) agent Ms. Misengna Jones on Tuesday filed an appeal to challenge Chief Justice (ag) Roxane George ruling that the votes from the national recount must be used to declare the results of the March 2, 2020 elections.
Jones in the application filed by her Attorney Mayo Robertson is against the entirety of the judgment on several grounds, including that the Chief Justice erred in law when she ruled that the issues raised were res judicata.
The Chief Justice in her definitive ruling said that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) must declare the result of the elections of March 02, 2020, only from the data garnered from the national Vote Recount and that any irregularities would have to be addressed in an election petition.
She also ruled that the Chief Elections Officer is subject to the direction and control of the Commission in submitting his report to GECOM.
The Chief Justice made it clear that “the 10 declarations cannot be resurrected at this point in time.” She said only the recount data can be used to declare the results of the polls and that the Chief Elections Officer, Keith Lowenfield is subject to the direction and control of the Chairman and the GECOM as he is a mere functionary.
The Court of Appeal now has to set a date and time to hear the appeal.
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