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The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) will commence a Claims
and Objections exercise on Monday, 5th January, 2026, regarding entries on the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE), to produce an Official List of Electors. In this regard, the PLE has been posted at prominent locations in all the Registration Divisions / Sub-Divisions, at all the GECOM Permanent Registration Offices countrywide and on the Commission’s website at www.gecom.org.gy.

During this exercise, any person who have attained the age of 18 years and older by 31st December, 2025, and is a Guyanese citizen by birth, descent, naturalization or registration, or is a citizen from a Commonwealth country living in Guyana for one year or more, can make a Claim to entry on the Official List of Electors (OLE) on or before the 18th January, 2026 providing that he/she is not listed in the Preliminary List of Electors (PLE).

Persons desirous of making a Claim to be included in the OLE are required to visit the GECOM Registration Office responsible for their area of residence with the required source document(s) such as original Birth Certificate, valid Passport, Adoption Certificate, Form F or Naturalization Certificate / Certification Registration, to be registered for inclusion.

Existing registrants are also advised to check the PLE posted at prominent locations in their respective registration Divisions / Sub-Divisions, at the Registration Offices, or on GECOM’s website at www.gecomorg.gy to verify the existence/accuracy of their registration information in the PLE.

Persons who need to update their registration records e.g. change or correction to their names and occupation, or to apply for transfer if they have changed their addresses since they were registered, are advised that they can apply for such transactions during this exercise.

Guyana Elections Commission, 41 High and Cowan Streets, Kingston, Georgetown. | Tel: (592) 225-0277-9|Website: www.gecom.org.gy | Email: pro@gecom.org.gy

The relevant source documents such as an original Marriage Certificate, Deed Poll with Birth Certificate, or a new Birth Certificate reflecting the changes must be presented in the case of an application for a change or correction.

Objections against the inclusion of names in the PLE can be tendered to the Registration Officer responsible for the respective area from 5th January, 2026 to 22nd January, 2026. Objections can be made by an Elector who is listed in the same list in which the person being objected to is listed. Objections can also be made by accredited Scrutineers of Political Parties provided that any such Scrutineer has monitoring responsibility for the registration area in which the person being objected to is listed. The relevant original document(s) such
as an original Death Certificate must be presented at the time of the hearing of objections to support the basis upon which the objection is made.

During the Claims and Objections exercise, the registration offices will be opened Monday to Friday from 8:00hrs -18:00hrs and Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00hrs – 14:00hrs.