The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced the introduction of a modified Nomination Form for the submission of lists of candidates contesting the upcoming General and Regional Elections.
The change, effective immediately, aims to enhance accuracy and prevent misuse during the nomination process.
Read the full press statement from the Commission below:
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has approved the use of a modified version of the Nomination Form that is statutorily required to be submitted along with the Lists if Candidates by Political Parties to contest General and Regional Elections.
The modified version of the Form was proposed by Chief Election Officer (CEO), Mr. Vishnu Persaud to cater for greater accuracy and to guard against misuse.
Nomination Forms are used to record the particulars of the Nominators submitting the Lists of Candidates for (i) the National Top-up List of Candidates, (ii) the Geographic Constituency List of Candidates, and (iii) the Regional Democratic Council List of Candidates.
The CEO’s proposal was premised on the fact that there were numerous cases, during the period following Nomination Day for Local Government Elections in 2023, where persons claimed that either they did not sign as Nominators or they did not know that they signed the Form as Nominators. This matter generated a great deal of controversy in the public domain and affected timely processing of Lists of Candidates.
In view of this development, GECOM takes this opportunity to notify all potential contestants to use the modified version of the form to document the particulars and signatures of their Nominators for their respective Lists of Candidates. This is of crucial importance for the avoidance of doubt and to ensure timely processing of Lists of Candidates within the short window of time that is statutorily available for the examination and correction of Lists of Candidates
Specifically, the modified version of the Nomination Form carries the following text at the top of every page:
“We the undersigned knowingly and willingly provide our particulars and append our signatures as
Nominators for the National Top-up/Geographic Constituency/Regional Democratic List of Candidates for the ………………………………………………….. Party”
Guyana Elections Commission, 41 High and Cowan Streets, Kingston, Georgetown. | Tel: (592) 225-0277-9|
Website: www.gecom.org.gy | Email: pro@gecom.org.gy
The updated forms are accessible on GECOM’s website in the General and Regional Elections 2025 resource hub at https://www.gecom.org.gy/public/home/resource_hub. Alternatively, hardcopies can be uplifted from the Office of the Chief Election Officer or from the Office of the Public Relations Officer.
