Guyana Elections Commission
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Find My Polling Station GRE 2020 INFORMATION HUB
The Law as it relates to Employer's responsibility to allow employees time off to vote
The Cap 1:03 (Representation of the People Act) states:
81. (1) Every employer shall permit every elector in his employ, other than any elector on whose behalf another elector has been appointed to vote as a proxy, to be absent from his work on election day for a reasonable time, in addition to the normal midday meal hour, for the purpose of voting at the election; and no employer shall make any deduction from pay or other remuneration of any such elector or impose on him or exact from him any penalty by reason of his absence during such period.
(2) Employees of the Transport and Harbours Department shall be deemed to be employees for the purposes of this section except such as are actually engaged in running trains and vessels and to whom time cannot be allowed without interfering with the running of the trains and vessels; and the General Manager of the Transport and Harbours Department shall be deemed to be the employer of such employees.
82. Any employer who, directly or indirectly, refuses or who by intimidation, undue influence or in any other way interferes with the granting to any elector in his employ of the period for voting prescribed by section 81, shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine of thirtytwo thousand five hundred dollars or to imprisonment for six months.
Information Hub and Civic & Voter Education Resources
This website now contains an Information Hub designed to bring together pertinent and relevant information and resources for the General and Regional Elections 2020. You can access this section following
the link below.
GRE 2020 INFORMATION HUB
Revised List of Electors
Click on the link below to view the Revised List of Electors. In addition, a tool is provided which allows registrants to query the list.
View RLE
Preliminary List of Electors
GECOM has made it easier to find out if you are on the Preliminary List of Electors by simply providing your ID Number.
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Latest News
Press Release - GECOM’s Changes to the Revised List of Electors (RLE) are Legal and within the Statutory Period
23rd January, 2020
The Guyana Elections Commission is perturbed by the recent attempts to discredit the work of the agency to ensure its production of a credible Official List of Electors for the conduct of General and Regional Elections 2020.
View Full Release HerePress Release - NO Tampering of National Register of Registrants Database at GECOM
8th January, 2020
The Guyana Elections Commission has noted with much concern a statement in the public domain purportedly issued by the People’s Progressive Party/Civic under the caption, “Tampering with the NRR at GECOM’.
View Full Release HerePress Release - GECOM’s Chairperson to advise President Granger on GECOM’s readiness to conduct elections
18th September, 2019
Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission met again today for a continuation of its statutory meeting held on Tuesday, 17th September, 2019.
View Full Release HerePress Release - Decisions of the Commission has placed Nominations Day earlier than usual - No ‘Lengthy Gap’ to delay Elections
10th September, 2019
The operations of GECOM’s Secretariat are guided by the decisions of Commission and therefore any document produced by the technical team must be in conformity with those decisions along with the legal and procedural requirements.
View Full Release HerePress Release - GECOM deliberated on draft timelines for the conduct of credible General and Regional Elections
6th September, 2019
As the Guyana Elections Commission continues its preparations for the conduct of credible General and Regional Elections, a continuation of Tuesday’s (3rd September, 2019) Statutory Meeting of the Commission was held on Friday, 6th September 2019, to critically examine and deliberate on the draft schedule of timelines provided by the Secretariat.
View Full Release HerePress Release - GECOM meets with Private Sector Commission to discuss upcoming Elections
30th August, 2019
Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice (ret'd) Claudette Singh, SC, CCH and Chief Election Officer, Keith Lowenfield flanked by members of the Private Sector Commission at the Headquarters of GECOM
Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Justice (ret’d) Claudette Singh met with members of the Private Sector Commission (PSC) on Thursday, 29th August, 2019 to discuss GECOM’s state of readiness for the upcoming General and Regional Elections.
View News Item View Full Release HerePress Release - Data garnered from House-to-House Registration will be merged with existing National Register of Registrants Database
27th August, 2019
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has acknowledged that the no-confidence motion passed in the National Assembly on 21st December, 2018 triggered a number of legal challenges in the local Courts and concluded with a ruling by the Caribbean Court of Justice
View Full ReleaseVacancies - Management Staff
4th August, 2019
Update: Applications for these vacancies have closed.
Vacancies exist for:
- Returning Officers
- Deputy Returning Officers
- Election Clerks
Deadline for applications: 13th August, 2019
View Details HerePress Release - House to House Registration
19th July, 2019
The Guyana Elections Commission will commence House-to-House Registration on 20th July, 2019. The countrywide exercise is in keeping with a decision of the Commission on 19th February 2019 and in accordance with Order No. 25 of 2019 dated 11th June 2019.
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