Electoral reforms could see external agency undertaking registration –AG

In the backdrop of the five-month elections standoff earlier this year, the PPP/C government has drafted a list of electoral reforms including having an external agency conducting registration and then handing the data to GECOM near to the polls.

This was disclosed yesterday by Attorney General Anil Nandlall who said that offers of electoral aid from Canada and a number of other countries and agencies will be taken up.

With a list of top priorities already drafted, the Attorney General said that it includes strengthening the continuous registration process which could include having an external organization undertake registration and present the data to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) near to elections, a legislative outline of how votes in ballot boxes are verified and stiffer penalties for electoral crimes.