Georgetown: At the end of the second day of the election recount 40 boxes were processed, bringing the total to 65 thus far.
There are 2,339 ballot boxes to be counted from the March 02, 2020 elections at the Arthur Chung Conference Center.
On Wednesday 25 boxes were counted when the exercise commenced on Wednesday.
Public Relations Officer of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) Yolanda Ward said she hopes that when the process recommences Friday, there will be significant improvements to this number.
“Now that the staff have picked up rhythm, I expect us to be here early and commence on time and move smoothly,” Ward told reporters.
Asked if she felt that the process with being dragged out with unnecessary queries, Ward said she didn’t believe this was the case.
“We are at a recount and there must be queries. It is important that they are adequately addressed and we at GECOM want to ensure that every agent is satisfied,” she added.
Ward said at this point it is still early to say whether the 25 days deadline will be met and she cannot give an estimation for the time to be taken on each ballot box.
She said this depends largely on the number of votes in each box and the queries arising.
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