Finalization of revised list of electors completed- Gecom.

Georgetown: Following calls by political parties for the Guyana Elections Commission to make full disclosures on it's preparedness for the year end general and regional elections, the entity is responding. In a release to the press, Gecom stated that consequently, the posting of the RLE at two conspicuous locations within each electoral Division/Sub-Division across Guyana for public scrutiny is underway. Electronic copies of the RLE have been prepared for distribution to the Political Parties. The RLE will be available for public scrutiny up to September 30, 2011. Accordingly, all concerned are given the opportunity to check the RLE for the inclusion of, especially, the names of newly registered persons and to verify the accuracy of information pertaining to registration transactions. 

GECOM explained that it met with Representatives of the Guyana Public Service Union (GPSU) on Wednesday, September, 7, 2011 to discuss the Union ’s expressed interest to be accredited as a Local Observer Group for the upcoming General and Regional Elections. Accordingly, the onus is on the GPSU to submit the names of the members of the “Council of Management” of its proposed observer team for accreditation in the first instance, Gecom added. Thereafter, the Union will be required to submit, for accreditation, the names of persons who would actually observe the elections.

With regards to training,GECOM said it is moving ahead with its nationwide series of two-day Training Sessions targeting personnel who will be employed to work throughout Guyana on Polling Day at the upcoming Elections. The second leg in the series was conducted simultaneously on Saturday, September 10-11, 2011 at 12 locations in Georgetown . The first leg of this exercise which targeted East Coast Demerara and East Bank Demerara was conducted on September 3-4, 2011.