GECOM says ready for disciplined forces elections on Friday

Aug 19, 2025 News

Members of the GDF who voted at 2020 elections

Kaieteur News – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has confirmed its readiness for the Disciplined Forces elections scheduled for Friday, August 22, 2025.

This assurance was given by Deputy Chief Election Officer (CEO), Aneal Giddings, during the Commission’s first press conference held on Monday.

Asked by the media if GECOM was certain about its preparedness, Giddings responded confidently, “Yes. We are well poised for the conduct of these elections on Friday. All of the logistical arrangements have been made. At this point, there is nothing, aside from force majeure, that would prevent such conduct.”

GECOM’s First Press Conference

Giddings further explained that all essential election materials, including printed ballot papers, Statements of Poll (SOP) forms, and tally sheets, have arrived from Canada. Upon arrival, the Commission began extracting ballots for dispatch to 20 diplomatic missions abroad. The following day, GECOM commenced preparation for the disciplined forces balloting. “Since then, we have enveloped all 10,481 ballots for the disciplined forces, prepared the ballot boxes for the conduct of that election. We have also packed the non-sensitive supplies that are required for each of the ballot stations,” Giddings stated.

These ballots are intended for members of the Guyana Police Force, the Guyana Defence Force, and the Guyana Prison Service, who will vote ahead of the general public because they will be on duty on Election Day, September 1, 2025.

The breakdown of ballots extracted for the disciplined forces is as follows: 6,909 for the Guyana Police Force, 3,106 for the Guyana Defence Force, and 466 for the Guyana Prison Service.

To be eligible to vote, members must be over the age of 18, be registered, and appear on the disciplined forces list. Those who are unable to vote on August 22 will still have the opportunity to cast their ballots on September 1 in their registered areas.

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