PERSONS who have not yet uplifted their new identification cards (ID cards) have until polling day to do so, according to Head of the Presidential Secretariat Dr. Roger Luncheon.
This decision by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) came in light of the fact that approximately 40,000 persons have not yet uplifted their cards.
Dr. Luncheon, speaking at a post-Cabinet news briefing yesterday, said the issues of ID card distribution and disenfranchisement of eligible Guyanese remain the key focus of Cabinet with regards to preparations for the upcoming general and regional elections.

“The discussion on disenfranchisement reflected Cabinet’s ongoing concerns about the possible impact of the failure of the provision of the source documents to the eligible voters. Cabinet was convinced that the failure to provide those documents was preventing thousands of eligible voters from being registered,” the HPS said.
Subsequently, there was a revolving, broad-base consensus on addressing this issue and Cabinet anticipates a suitable response from GECOM to enfranchise those who are eligible.