GECOM to begin 2nd cycle of continuous registration on Sept 15

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will begin the second cycle of continuous registration for 2025 on Monday, September 15. The exercise will run until November 28, 2025, at all permanent registration offices across the country’s 10 administrative regions. According to GECOM, the registration process is open to persons who will be 14 years or older by December 31, 2025, and are Guyanese citizens by birth, descent, or naturalisation. Citizens of Commonwealth countries who have been residing in Guyana for one year or more and have not previously registered are also eligible to apply.
The commission noted that existing registrants can use the period to update their records. Requests to correct or change personal information such as names, dates of birth, occupations, or addresses will be facilitated.
Applicants conducting new registrations are required to present original source documents, including a birth certificate, passport, adoption certificate, naturalisation certificate, or certificate of registration. Where applicable, a deed poll accompanied by an original birth certificate must also be presented.
For changes or corrections to registration details, applicants must provide supporting documents such as an original marriage certificate, a marriage certificate with a decree absolute for divorced women, a deed poll with a birth certificate, or a new original birth certificate reflecting the updated information.
Registration offices will conduct transactions during official working hours: Mondays to Thursdays from 20:00h. to 00:00h. and 01:00h. to 16:30h, and on Fridays from 08:00h to 00:00h and 13:00h to 15:30h.
GECOM is encouraging all eligible persons who have not yet registered, as well as those needing to update their records, to take advantage of this exercise.