Georgetown: Chief Justice Roxane George (ag) has set August 14, 2019 for ruling on the legal challenge against House to House registration and related cases.
Former Attorney General Anil Nandlall is representing Attorney Christopher Ram who in an application filed on July 22, asked the court to declare that the House to House registration exercise is in violation of the Constitution of Guyana and the spirit of the Consequential orders issued by the CCJ on July 12.
Ram is also challenging the constitutionality of the registration exercise on the grounds that it will disenfranchise persons who are on the list but may not be at their place of residence at the time of registration. This is because the process involves doing away with the old list of registrants and creating a new database.
Another argument that the Chief Justice heard but dismissed was one emanating from Attorney General Basil Williams, in which he argued that House to House registration was mandatory. His predecessor, Anil Nandlall, argued that this was not so.
Nandlall’s view was shared by Chief Justice who noted that the law says that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) may and not shall, carry out the exercise.
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