THE Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has announced that it will commence the second cycle of continuous registration for 2025 on Monday, September 15, 2025, at all of its permanent Registration Offices in the ten Administrative Regions.
This registration exercise, according to a press release, will conclude on Friday, November 28, 2025.
“During this registration exercise, any person who will be 14 years and older by the 31st December, 2025, 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,” GECOM said.
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 were advised that those transactions would also be facilitated during this 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 the relevant source documents which are:
• Original Birth Certificate, valid Passport, Adoption Certificate, Naturalization Certificate or Certificate of Registration, and Deed Poll along with original Birth Certificate (if applicable) in the case of making applications for new registration.
• 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.
Registration transactions can be done during the official working hours outlined: Mondays to Thursdays 08:00hrs – 12:00hrs/13:00hrs – 16:30hrs; and Friday 08:00hrs – 12:00hrs/13:00hrs – 15:30hrs.
“For further information, persons are advised to visit GECOM’s website at www.gecom.org.gy, follow us on Facebook at Guyana Elections Commission, or call 225-0277-9 or 223-9653,” GECOM said.