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PPP urges citizens to register before it’s too late

Dec 24, 2014 News

Notwithstanding the busy holiday season, all citizens should urgently seek to ensure that they are registered to vote come next General Elections which will most likely be held early in 2015.
People’s Progressive Party (PPP) General Secretary, Clement Rohee urged this as he noted the fact that GECOM’s registration period will soon conclude.
Hosting his party’s weekly press conference, Rohee called on “all those persons who are still to conduct transactions at GECOM offices countrywide, especially transfers [change from previous to current address] to do so urgently”.
GECOM recently announced that the seventh Cycle of Continuous Registration will end on 31st December, 2014 and not 13th March, 2015 as was originally planned.  This comes as a result of the prorogation of parliament and the announcement that General Elections will be held next year.
Rohee pointed out that the nearly concluded cycle will be the last opportunity for Guyanese to ensure they are on the Voters’ list nearest to their current place of residence.
The General Secretary said that this is imperative, so as to avoid having to travel long and expensive distances to cast their ballots, or worse yet, be forced to give up their democratic right due to unforeseen circumstances that might prevent them to travel on “E-Day”.
Further, Rohee pointed out that unlike the last Claims and Objections period, GECOM will not be doing transfers during the next such period, which will commence immediately after the close of the Registration stage.
He said therefore that the few days remaining before year end will be the only opportunity available to conduct these transactions before the next election.
Rohee told the media that the “PPP has indicated time and again that the findings from our ground/field work indicates a large number of persons still to take transfers especially in the New Housing Schemes across the country, more particularly; Fort Ordnance, Glasgow, No.76 Housing Schemes in Region 6, Diamond Scheme in Region 4 and Parfaite Harmony and Tuschen Schemes in Region 3. The Party is convinced that there are significant numbers of persons who are still to visit GECOM Offices to conduct their transactions; New Registration, Transfers, Replacement ID Cards, and uplift ID cards etc.”
Rohee said that with most persons working, coupled with the Christmas holidays and traffic situation during this season, it is very difficult for persons to find the time, either on weekends or weekdays after work, to visit GECOM Offices. As a result, he reiterated his party’s call on GECOM to dispatch mobile teams urgently.
“Mobile Teams must be dispatched on days and times convenient to the residents and must spend adequate time in each community visited.”
Rohee also reiterated the PPP’s call  for GECOM to ensure that the most qualified and best suited persons are recruited as polling day staff, and that these individuals undergo rigorous training to ensure they act impartially in the execution of their duties.
The General Secretary told the media that the PPP will continue to insist on public vetting of these officials.
“Persons who worked in the 2011 elections and were found to be either biased or performed poorly and contrary to what was expected should not be considered for the imminent 2015 General and Regional Elections.”

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