GUYANA ELECTIONS COMMISSION

HOUSE-TO-HOUSE REGISTRATION

The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) is currently conducting a House-to-House Registration exercise from JANUARY 7, 2008, TO JULY 4, 2008.  

Who Can Register:

Anyone who will be 14 years or older by 30th June, 2008, and is a Guyanese citizen by birth, descent, naturalization, or is a citizen from a Commonwealth country living in Guyana for one year or more, is eligible for registration during the House-to-House Registration exercise.

How To Apply For Registration:

• Ensure that you are at home when the GECOM Registration Team visits. Appropriate public announcements will be made at the local level prior to the visit of a Registration Team to your locality.
• You must be in possession of the following source documents as might be necessary to support your application for registration:-

i. Original Birth Certificate issued by the General Register Office or a valid Guyana Passport

ii. Original Marriage Certificate (and original birth certificate) – in the case of a name change by way of marriage.

iii. Original Deed Poll and original Birth Certificate – in the case of any change of name by Deed Poll.

iv. Original Naturalization Certificate issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs and original birth certificate/valid passport – in the case of naturalization.  Evidence (photocopy/duplicate) of an application having been made for naturalization will not be accepted.


Baptismal Certificates, expired passports, photocopies of relevant documents or letters from Priests, Elders, Head Masters, Village Captains/Touchous and Justices of the Peace nor existing ID Cards WILL NOT be acceptable as source documents for registration.

All persons who will be eligible for registration, but are not in possession of the relevant supporting document(s) above stated are urged to take immediate steps to acquire the said documents in order to facilitate their respective registration during the House-to-House Registration exercise.

NB:

• Give only true and correct information to the Registration Clerk.  It is an offence that is punishable by law to give false information to the Registration Clerk.
• Ensure that your photograph and all of your fingerprints are taken by the Registration Clerk.
• On completion, your application and photograph will be forwarded to the GECOM Secretariat for completion of the Registration process.

Persons who are registered during the House-to-House Registration exercise will be included in the new National Register of Registrants Database.  If you are not registered, a National Identification Card will not be issued to you.

REGISTRATION CLERKS WHO ARE PROPERLY IDENTIFIED WILL BE VISITING YOUR HOMES TO REGISTER YOU:-

MONDAYS TO FRIDAYS:                         3:30 PM – 6:30 PM

SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS:                       10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

HOLIDAYS:                                                  10:00AM – 3PM

It is the civic duty and legal responsibility of all Guyanese who will be 14 years old and older by 30th June, 2008 to apply for registration under this house-to-house registration exercise.  by so doing, you would also be ensuring that you are included on the official lists of electors for future elections if you meet the other eligibility criteria.
 
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION”CALL GECOM’S HOTLINE NUMBERS

225 0277-9, 226 1651, 226 1652,223 9650

OR VISIT THE GECOM WEBSITE at http://www.gecom.org.gy