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Guyana Elections 2020: Carter Centre did address use of private polling stations in report

02/25/2020 – 5:46 am

… Advocated for voting in ‘neutral environment…free from intimidation’

 (Feb 25, 2020  News)  The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has faced criticism from the political opposition on its decision to reduce the number of private polling stations it will use in the 2020 election. The Email Post Changesprivate polling stations being used dropped from 166 in the 2015 elections to 92 for the 2020 elections.

GECOM Chair, Justice Claudette Singh (Photo at left), had said that the move was based on a recommendation from the Carter Centre.

The Private Sector Commission released a statement yesterday, speaking out against the reduction.

“The Private Sector Commission (PSC) takes extremely seriously the very real possibility that a significant number of voters may be disenfranchised by the changes made by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to a substantial number of polling places in a wide number of rural locations.”          Continue reading →

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