Georgetown: Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) says that funds for activities directly related to local government elections, which are budgeted for under “Programme Two” of the Commission’s operations, will be released, once the date for those elections has been set, according to Public Relations Officer, Vishnu Persaud.
He also said GECOM is currently undertaking “routine” preparatory works ahead of hosting local government elections, and that a budgetary allocation of $3.3B for the agency’s administrative and other related costs was approved by Parliament during its considerations of the National Budget.
Of the allocations, $1.7B that has been set aside for the commission, and $1.6B for elections administration, both sums cater to employment costs of 337 employees and other costs; while $126.7M have been earmarked for provision of buildings, a trestle, vehicles, boats, engines, and office furniture and equipment.
The allocation 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.
GECOM has 28 permanent registration offices located in all of the 10 administrative regions, and persons are required to visit the centre that is responsible for registering them in their area of residence; or they could uplift their national ID cards if they were previously registered and have not done so as yet.
The last cycle of continuous registration was completed in December 2013; this sixth cycle is scheduled to come to an end on June 21.
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