{"id":19935,"date":"2024-05-29T14:47:50","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=19935"},"modified":"2024-05-29T14:47:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T14:47:51","slug":"gecom-encourages-eligible-guyanese-to-participate-in-continuous-registration-process","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/gecom-encourages-eligible-guyanese-to-participate-in-continuous-registration-process\/","title":{"rendered":"GECOM Encourages Eligible Guyanese to Participate in Continuous Registration Process"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>By Nakasia Logan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is urging eligible citizens to take advantage of the ongoing continuous registration process, which is set to conclude in eleven days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current cycle has seen significant activity, with over 20,000 transactions completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an exclusive interview with NCN News, GECOM Public Relations Officer Yolanda Warde highlighted the range of transactions processed, including new registrations, changes, corrections, replacements, and transfers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Warde, GECOM has recorded 9,088 new registrants and 6,050 replacements so far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warde detailed the categorization of registrants, noting that Category A includes eligible electors aged 18 and older, with 6,262 individuals registered to date. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Category B comprises persons aged 14 to 17, accounting for 2,826 transactions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, 1,900 individuals have applied for transfers, and 1,701 have made changes or corrections to their particulars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the registration cycle ending on May 31, Warde emphasized the importance of verifying one&#8217;s inclusion on the electoral list, especially given the qualifying date of June 30. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She reiterated that eligible persons aged 14 and older by June 30 should register during this cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Warde also reminded citizens that only original documents are accepted for any transaction, stressing the importance of compliance with documentation requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The continuous registration process is vital for ensuring the integrity and inclusivity of Guyana&#8217;s electoral system, allowing citizens to maintain an accurate and up-to-date voters&#8217; list and exercise their democratic right to participate in the electoral process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Nakasia Logan The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is urging eligible citizens to take advantage of the ongoing continuous registration process, which is set to conclude in eleven days. The&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":19936,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19935","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=19935"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19937,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19935\/revisions\/19937"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}