GECOM appoints Supervisors and Deputy Returning Officers

Georgetown : The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has appointed 19 Supervisors and 179 Deputy Returning Officers (DROs) across Guyana to assist the Returning Officers in the 10 Electoral Districts (Administrative Regions) with management of the upcoming General and Regional Elections. 

The Supervisors, who are GECOM’s Permanent Registration Officers, have knowledge and experience in registration and elections management, will function from their respective Registration Offices. 

The DROs will each be responsible for the management of the Elections in a cluster of Electoral Divisions/Sub-Divisions, will operate from Temporary Offices that have been set up for them in the respective communities within their charge.

Meanwhile following the conclusion of training of Polling Day staff in District 4, it was found that there exists a shortfall of about 2,000 persons to work at Polling Stations throughout this District.  Consequently, GECOM has moved to re-advertise the need for persons to fill the positions of Presiding Officer,Assistant Presiding Officer, Poll Clerk, Ballot Clerk/Counting Assistant, and Information Clerk to work on Election Day in District 4.