{"id":15017,"date":"2024-01-04T14:43:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=15017"},"modified":"2024-01-04T14:44:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T14:44:00","slug":"gecom-initiates-claims-and-objections-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/gecom-initiates-claims-and-objections-period\/","title":{"rendered":"GECOM Initiates Claims and Objections Period"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced the commencement of the claims and objections period starting on January 2, 2024. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GECOM&#8217;s Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward, emphasized the significance of the claims and objections period to ensure the accuracy and transparency of the official list of voters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary goal is to provide every eligible voter with equal access and opportunity for inclusion on the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During this period, citizens are encouraged to scrutinize the preliminary list of electors, which will be posted countrywide in all registration divisions and sub-divisions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The verification process is crucial to confirm the accuracy of individuals&#8217; particulars and ensure the eligibility of all listed persons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ward clarified that any transaction related to claims and objections must be conducted in person, emphasizing that the law does not facilitate overseas registration transactions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, individuals must be physically present in Guyana to complete registration transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To facilitate the two-week claims and objections period from January 2 to 15, 2024, GECOM will extend its operational hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Offices will be open from Sunday to Sunday, working from 8 am to 6 pm on weekdays and from 10 am to 2 pm on weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GECOM reminds participants that only valid and original source documents, such as passports, birth certificates, or naturalization certificates, are acceptable during any transaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Claims and Objections period initiated by GECOM reflects the Commission&#8217;s commitment to upholding transparency, accuracy, and fairness in Guyana&#8217;s electoral process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced the commencement of the claims and objections period starting on January 2, 2024. GECOM&#8217;s Public Relations Officer, Yolanda Ward, emphasized the significance of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":15018,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15017"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15019,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15017\/revisions\/15019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}