WIN failed to meet deadline for submitting polling agents – GECOM

…slammed for misleading public
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has responded to a press release by the We Invest in Nationhood (WIN) Party on Friday evening regarding the approval of polling agents, stating that the party’s claims misrepresent the facts.
According to GECOM, while it is not the Commission’s responsibility to appoint polling agents, the Chief Election Officer (CEO) sent an email on August 11, 2025, to the Election Agents of all contesting parties. The email reminded them that party agents must submit in writing, the names and addresses of any assistant agents, counting agents, polling agents and alternate polling agents no later than the seventh day before Election Day to the Returning Officer (RO). The WIN Party did not comply with this requirement within the stipulated timeframe. GECOM described the party’s suggestion that the Commission failed in its duties as “inaccurate and misleading.”

The Commission said it was prepared to consider flexibility regarding late submissions at its meeting on Thursday, August 28, 2025, to ensure that all contesting parties, including the WIN Party, could have polling agents in place. However, the meeting could not proceed due to a loss of quorum.
GECOM noted that the matter is likely to be addressed at a Commission meeting scheduled for Saturday, August 30, 2025, by Chair of GECOM, Justice of Appeal (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, a schedule set prior to the WIN Party’s press release.
The Commission urged all political parties to comply with the law and communicate responsibly, warning that spreading misleading claims could undermine public confidence in the electoral process.