GECOM reminds persons 14-17 years old during 2019 registration to apply to register

As Guyana gears up to host its General and Regional Elections, citizens who were 14 to 17 years of age during the 2019 registration exercise have been reminded to apply for registration if they have not done so yet.
In a press release on Wednesday, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) revealed that several queries were received regarding the registration status of persons who were under 18 years of age by the qualifying date that was used for registration during the 2019 house-to-house registration exercise, and who were registered during that exercise.
GECOM has said, “In this regard, notwithstanding we had made public announcements via the media on this matter, we consider it to be of crucial importance for GECOM to remind that the applications for registration by all eligible persons who were under 18 years of age old during the 2019 house-to-house registration exercise were not processed on the basis of a policy decision that was taken by the Commission.”
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is advising persons who were between 14 and 17 years old during the 2019 house-to-house exercise to get registered now. Moreover, GECOM reminded that, in August 2019, Chief Justice (ag) Roxanne George, in her decision in the case of Christopher Ram’s challenge to the legality of house-to-house registration, ruled that while the exercise was not unconstitutional or unlawful, the removal of names from the National Register of Registrants’ Database (NRRDB) using any method other than what is provided for by the Constitution and the National Registration Act, Chapter 19:08, would be illegal.
In a move to abide by the decision of the court, the Chairman of the Guyana Elections Commission, Justice Claudette Singh, decided that the house-to-house registration exercise be immediately terminated.
Consequently, only the registration transactions for persons who were first-time registrants, and who met the requirements to be registered as electors at that time, were considered for processing of their applications.