AS Guyanese took to the polls yesterday, persons took some time off to express their satisfaction with the arrangements by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to ensure that there was a smooth and efficient electoral process at the various polling stations.

Persons told the Guyana Chronicle that compared to previous elections, they have seen an improvement in the efficiency and timeliness of the voting process. Persons after voting were asked the question, “How was the electoral process?”
Here are the responses:
* Samantha Barran: “I arrived early because I wanted to be over with it as soon as possible and thanks to the smooth process, I faced no hiccups and I was able to complete it early.”
* Aleeyah Ifill: A second- time voter who was able to remove the ink from her finger immediately after she voted, said, “I would give GECOM a 10/10 because they did a great job, as everyone knew what they had to do and they assisted everyone very well and very excellently.”
*Bashiaran Ghani: An elderly individual when asked the question, disclosed that, “The process was very, very good; very early, compared to past elections, it is a bit better because it is done faster.”
*Clinton Urling: The Chronicle managed to catch up with People’s Progress Party/Civic (PPP/C) member Urling, who said, “It is a simple process as everything seems to be well in order… one person at a time and in about two to three minutes [the] process [was] completed.”
*Anderson: a disabled person, “I like the set-up which they have for people such as myself, because the process was fast and the polling- day staffers did an excellent job in keeping things together.”
*Joyce Nichols: “To me it was a good process, as everything went very smoothly and whatever happens from here on should be okay as well.”
*Peggy Allicock: “It was an easy process because I came in early and everything went very smoothly… and it was important for me to vote because all the political parties showed us their plans and everyone had to make a decision on what they think is right.”
*Natasha Singh: “It was smooth, and compared to other years, the system has improved, so I think GECOM did a good job in preparing the polling stations for the big day.”
*Brian Austin: “It was okay, and everything went good because the process done fast…the election is important because in future I could be able to achieve certain goals and move forward.”
*Clement Edwards: A first time voter said, “De process go good…everything in order because everybody deh in line and waiting they turn to do they thing, so everything go real good today.”
*Mendolph Ganesh: An experienced voter highlighted that, “Apart from a few minor hiccups everything went smoothly as all the GECOM staffers were very helpful to the voters.”
From the points of view of the voters who are listed above, they were not disrupted in any way as everything went smoothly. Guyanese now await the results of the General and Regional elections which will be released in a timely manner, according to GECOM.

By Navendra Seoraj