THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will commence a continuous registration exercise on January 3, 2023, for eligible persons, at all of its permanent Registration
Offices in the ten administrative regions.

According to a press release, this registration exercise will conclude on May 31, 2023.

During this registration exercise, any person who will be 14 years and older by June 30, 2023, and is a Guyanese citizen by birth, descent, naturalisation, or is a citizen from a Commonwealth country living in Guyana for one year or more, can apply for registration, providing he/she was never registered.

The release added that existing registrants who are desirous of updating their records such as a request to correct or change their names, date of birth, occupation and update their addresses are advised that those transactions would also be facilitated during the exercise.

Persons desirous of conducting any registration transaction whether new registration or changes/corrections to their particulars are required to visit the GECOM Registration Office responsible for their area of residence with their original birth certificate, valid passport, adoption certificate, naturalisation certificate or Certificate of Registration, and deed poll along with original birth certificate (if applicable) in the case of making applications for new registration.

The original marriage certificate, marriage certificate with Decree Absolute for divorced women, deed poll with birth certificate, or a new original birth certificate reflecting the new name in the case of application for change/correction of name and other particulars are also required.

Registration transactions can be done during the official working hours: Mondays to Thursdays from 08:00 hours to 12:00 hours and 13:00 hours to 16:30 hours, and on Fridays from 08:00 hours to 12:00 hours and 13:00 hours to 15:30 hours.

For further information, persons are advised to visit GECOM’s website at www.gecom.org.gy, the commission’s Facebook page or call 225-0277-9, 223-9653, or 223-1300.