Georgetown: Finances for hosting the upcoming May 11 General and Regional elections is being readily made available, according to the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Dr. Steve Surujbally.
The cost is as much as $1.6B, which is part of a $3.3B allocated to GECOM in the 2014 Budget, in the event that the Commission had to prepare for the holding of elections.
The $1.6B is intended to allow GECOM to exercise general direction and supervision over the registration of electors and the administrative conduct of all elections of members of the National Assembly, the Regional Democratic Councils (RDCs) and local authorities in Guyana.
While the GECOM Chairman has assured that he foresees no challenges in accessing funds for the hosting of the May 11 General and Regional elections, the cost of a return to the polls, earlier than due, was recently questioned – particularly considering that the other option was a meeting of the political minds.
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