Demerara_Guy posted:Opposition Commissioners say Recount can be done in 10 days
By Kemol King, Apr 10, 2020 , Source - Kaieteur News Online - https://www.kaieteurnewsonline...-recount-to-10-days/
A recount of all the votes cast in the 2020 General and Regional Elections could reasonably take about 10 days, with the right arrangements. This is the view of the Commissioners nominated by the Leader of the Opposition.
Commissioner Robeson Benn had been quite incensed, the day before, by a plan proposed by Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Keith Lowenfield, for which the arrangements saw such a recount lasting 156 days.
But according to explanations given by both Commissioners Gunraj and Vincent Alexander yesterday, the arrangements which led to the production of Lowenfield’s initial plan were limited by instructions of the Commission, especially as it relates to the number of workstations being used. Alexander said that it is instructive to note that when the CEO proposed 156 days, he arrived at that duration on two main premises.
These are the time it would take to count one ballot box and the number of Commissioners to be present at each workstation.
Guyana Laws does not stipulate that Commissioners must be present at the work stations.
Designated individuals of political organizations, foreign representatives etc., are to be present to oversee the process to ensure that the numbers presented by the GECOM officials represent the SOPs.