PPP wants caution in sanitising Electors’ List of dead persons

Apr 18, 2018 News

The Opposition- the People’s Progressive Party (PPP)- said it is pleased that the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) and various stakeholders are engaged in a process to update and sanitise the List of Registered Electors.
“One of the tasks undertaken by GECOM and stakeholders is to cleanse the list of deceased persons, based upon information generated by the General Registrar’s Office (GRO), which is responsible for the issuance of Certificates of Death,” the party explained in a statement yesterday.
The removal of names of persons who have died from the List of Registered Electors is a responsibility of GECOM and is guided by strict laws and rules.
“Only on the basis of a certified list of persons who have died, issued by the GRO, can GECOM remove a person’s name. It is, therefore, imperative that we emphasise that names cannot be removed from the list on the ground that persons are dead, unless confirmation is received from the GRO,” the party warned.
The PPP said it has noted that GECOM issued five lists of persons who have died between December 2015 and March 2016.
“One of the lists is of persons who have died but whose names are not on the List of Registered Electors (that is persons who never registered).”
The PPP said it has conducted a review of this particular list and to its surprise, “we discovered a significant number of names which are in fact on the List of Registered Electors. This list is, therefore, not accurate. As a result, the names of deceased persons will continue to be on the List of Registered Electors.”
In the circumstances, the PPP said it is calling on GECOM to exercise greater care and due diligence in their attempts to sanitise the list.
“We will continue to partner with GECOM and other stakeholders, in a concerted effort, to produce a List of Registered Electors that is accurate and whose integrity can withstand objective scrutiny.”

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