GECOM extends registration hours during upcoming Claims & Objections exercise

– claims portion of exercise to conclude by June 18

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has extended the registration hours for an upcoming Claims and Objections exercise, with the election agency urging persons to ensure that their correct information is listed on the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE).
In a statement, GECOM explained that it will be conducting Claims and Objections from June 16, 2025. The Claims aspect of the exercise, which will allow electors to apply to have their names added to the PLE, will be completed within two days.
“GECOM had given notice that its Registration Offices countrywide will open at 08:00 hours and close at 18:00 hours. However, in anticipation of an influx of eligible persons desirous of conducting registration transactions, GECOM has taken a decision to extend the closing time for the conduct of registration transactions on June 16th, 17th and 18th 2025 from 18:00 hours to 20:00 hours,” the election agency said.

The election agency also reminded that any persons who will be 18 years or older by June 30, 2025 and are a Guyanese Citizen by birth, descent, or naturalisation or a citizen of a Commonwealth country who has been living in Guyana for one year or more, are eligible to be included in the Official List of Electors (OLE).
“In view of the foregoing GECOM also takes this opportunity to advise all eligible persons that on the days outlined above and during the stated hours they can visit the GECOM Registration Office that is responsible for the area where they live to make a claim to entry on the OLE, if his/her name is not on the list, by applying for registration.”
“Persons already on list can also apply for a transfer if he/she is listed at an address where he/she no longer lives, apply for change of name if he/she has changed his/her name since he/she was registered or apply for correction if there is incorrect information in the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE),” GECOM added.
The 2025 general and regional elections are set for September 1. Nomination Day has already been announced for July 14, 2025, which will allow for the submission of Lists of Candidates for the upcoming General and Regional Elections.
On the designated day, the Chief Election Officer (CEO) will be available to receive the lists between the hours of 10:00h (10am) and 14:00h (2pm) at the Umana Yana, High Street, Kingston, Georgetown.
Several important deadlines accompany the submission of these lists. The following day, July 15, is reserved for notifying the CEO in writing of any death or withdrawal of a candidate. Also on this day, the CEO will inform representatives and their deputies of any defects found in submitted lists.
By July 17, corrected lists must be submitted, and further notification of any withdrawals must also be made. On July 18th, GECOM will issue notifications regarding the approval or non-approval of the candidate lists.
Parties dissatisfied with disapprovals may lodge appeals with the High Court by July 20th.
On July 21, representatives and their deputies must inform the CEO in writing of any joinder of lists. The entire process culminates on July 23 with the gazetting of the approved lists.
The notice was issued under the hand of GECOM Chairperson, Justice of Appeal (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, and dated June 2nd, 2025.