THE revised Preliminary List of Electors (PLE) has been posted at locations countrywide for scrutiny by the electorate and other stakeholders.

The publication of the revised list follows the end of the Claims and Objections period in August, according to Deputy Chief Elections Officer (DECO), Mr. Vishnu Persaud, in an invited comment yesterday.
The Claims exercise ended on August 31st and the Objections period ended on September 3rd. The entire exercise ended on September 7th; the additional days allowing the Commission to address the issues raised during the claims and objections process.

162 OBJECTIONS UPHELD
According to Persaud, during the entire process there were a total of 2,632 new transactions, 2,733 transfers owing to issues related to change of address, etc., and 1,208 changes/corrections to existing registration information. Also, there were 3,644 objections. Of these, some 3,074 were dismissed, since they were not substantiated, and 162 of the objections were upheld. The remaining 408 objections were withdrawn.
He told the Guyana Chronicle that publication of the revised list, in line with legal requirements, allows stakeholders to bring any concerns to the attention of the Chief Elections Officer (CEO), Mr. Keith Lowenfield.
“The CEO could revise the list based on any problem, which could include an inadvertent omission of a name of an eligible elector,” he said.
The list was made public on October 6 and is legally required to remain open for scrutiny for 21 days, up to October 26, 2014.
Once the 21-day period has ended, the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will compile a Certified List of Electors, which can be used for general elections.
GECOM’s hotline numbers are 225-0278-9, 226-6557 or 223-9650.