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GECOM Chairman Claudette Singh flanked by (left to right) PPP-aligned election commissioners Robeson Benn, Bibi Shadick, and Sase Gunraj as wells as pro-coalition commissioners Charles Corbin, Vincent Alexander and Desmond Trotman.

June 1 2020

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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) appeared to have opted to consider immigration records while examining the observation reports after the recount of the three-month old general and regional election votes is completed by June 13, officials said.

The issue was discussed on Monday by the seven-member commission, shortly after a GECOM spokeswoman confirmed that 172 of 207 persons did not arrive or return to Guyana on or before March 2, 2020 when general and regional elections were held.

Elections Commissioners Vincent Alexander and Robeson Benn have confirmed separately that the issue would come up again during consideration of the observation reports.

“The Commission is still to consider observation reports. That matter will be dealt with then,” Alexander  told News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM/ Demerara Waves Online News. “It will be considered I guess when we have the summaries of observation reports,” Benn said.

Alexander said GECOM has received more names of people believed to have been overseas on polling day but whose names were ticked off as having voted. “We have received more names and I expect the said course of action to be taken,” he said.

Benn said no one knows exactly whether those persons actually voted and for whom, given the fact that people sign off on who has voted and there are picture folios.  He believed that A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) was using the issue of people having been overseas on polling day as a “ruse to create a narrative to cause trouble.”

But, Alexander appeared comfortable with the information that was provided by Police Commissioner, Leslie James, who is also the Chief Immigration Officer, to GECOM Chairman, Claudette Singh at her request. “Names have been sent and responses received. They have verified that persons who were voted for were out of the country,” Alexander said.

Alexander, a pro APNU+AFC Commissioner, virtually ruled out GECOM having to re-open already recounted ballot boxes to examine voters’ lists to ascertain whether the names of those persons, who were said to be overseas on March 2, 2020, were underlined or ticked as having cast ballots. “There is no need to. There is little or no difference between what’s on the pink lists. However, those serial numbers were already verified at the stations as persons who voted,” said Alexander, the longest serving elections commissioner.

The People’s Progressive Party Civic’s (PPPC) Benn related that APNU representatives at the recount have lists from areas and would call out 70 or more names then ask if they were ticked off. He said APNU+AFC agents on polling day should say whether those persons voted as they had lists outside polling stations and were ticking off persons’ names.

The PPPC, The Citizenship Initiative, A New and United Guyana, and Liberty and Justice Party have all expressed concern about the legality of GECOM conducting its own investigations into alleged irregularities. Instead, those parties want GECOM to declare the results based only on the count rather than considering the observation reports.

Those political parties believe the results can be challenged only after a declaration by an elections petition in accordance with Guyana’s constitution.

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Well, let GECOM also consider sworn affidavits of persons who object to their names in the Top Cop's list because they were bodily in Guyana on March 2. Eight objections so far. More forthcoming.

FM
@Former Member posted:

Well, let GECOM also consider sworn affidavits of persons who object to their names in the Top Cop's list because they were bodily in Guyana on March 2. Eight objections so far. More forthcoming.

They will have to cross checked the names on the list APNU+AFC claimed against the names form Immigration Dept.

Django
@Django posted:

They will have to cross checked the names on the list APNU+AFC claimed against the names form Immigration Dept.

Great! What happens now when people whose names on the list appear in person and claimed they never migrated? Who is going to jail for that? NO Gibbs like response, please.

FM
@Former Member posted:

Great! What happens now when people whose names on the list appear in person and claimed they never migrated? Who is going to jail for that? NO Gibbs like response, please.

So there are jail time for that ? don't you think some imposter voted for someone not in the country ?

Django
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@Django posted:

So there are jail time for that ? don't you think some imposter voted for someone not in the country ?

How can you support that when we had reps from all parties cross-checking and verifying the identities of all who voted. So the PNC claimed that the PPP supporters committed fraud. Did they commit that fraud for the PNC to win? PNC got all kinds of gin kak bring ramgoat story. Jumbie, out of the jurisdiction, who knows what next they will come up with. You think they will say people from overseas brought thousands of ballots in bags and they were counted for the PPP...like Forbes' days?

FM
@Former Member posted:

How can you support that when we had reps from all parties cross-checking and verifying the identities of all who voted.

So the PNC claimed that the PPP supporters committed fraud. Did they commit that fraud for the PNC to win? PNC got all kinds of gin kak bring ramgoat story.

Jumbie, out of the jurisdiction, who knows what next they will come up with. You think they will say people from overseas brought thousands of ballots in bags and they were counted for the PPP...like Forbes' days?

Most of the election workers are corrupt ,hence the amount of irregularities found in the 2020 elections. By the way this is nothing new ,seems it was there for a while.

Django
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@Django posted:

Most of the election staff are corrupt ,hence the amount of irregularities found in the 2020 elections. By the way this is nothing new ,seems it was there for a while.

Why only this election at this late stage of the process?

FM
@Former Member posted:

Why only this election at this late stage of the process?

When should action be taken ? since 2006 USAID made recommendations for changes in the electoral system. If you are interested in a copy i can attach.

Django
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@Django posted:

When should action be taken ?

Why was this not addressed on election day so the people have an idea as to what transpired? All the international observers refuted this allegation.

FM
@Former Member posted:

Why was this not addressed on election day so the people have an idea as to what transpired?

All the international observers refuted this allegation.

Who will address on election day ? looks like the international observers were sleeping ,i think the amount was about 200 ,can they observe over 2000 polling places ?

Django
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@Django posted:

Who will address on election day ? looks like the international observers were sleeping ,i think the amount was about 200 ,can they observe over 2000 polling places ?

You "Gibbsing" again. The fact remains that the PPP did not trust the PNC and the PNC did not trust any other party member. Everyone was watching like a hawk. This accusation is for the PNC gullible parrots who repeat the words of the PNC fraudsters.

FM
@Former Member posted:

You "Gibbsing" again. The fact remains that the PPP did not trust the PNC and the PNC did not trust any other party member. Everyone was watching like a hawk. This accusation is for the PNC gullible parrots who repeat the words of the PNC fraudsters.

You listening too much on one side, i can't tell you what to do .But i will ask ,do you watch the recount videos from GECOM Tabulation ?

Django
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@Django posted:

You listening too much on one side, i can't tell you what to do .But i will ask ,do you watch the recount videos from GECOM Tabulation ?

If I can catch it. Lately I have had a major plumbing project that I spent a lot of time on. It's coming to an end.

FM

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