Biometrics at the poll without constitutional reform will take Guyana backwards – GECOM Chair

the Chief Justice ruled that a person cannot be removed from the list once registered and is alive.

Further, she ruled that residency is not a requirement to vote and as such, Guyanese living abroad could not have their names struck from the voters’ register.

Article 59 of the Constitution stipulates that once a person is 18 years and older and is a citizen of Guyana and registered, that person is entitled to vote.

“Even if a Guyanese citizen is living abroad, GECOM cannot remove their name from the register,” the GECOM Chair emphasised.