REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT

An Act to make provision for the election of members of the National Assembly under a system of Proportional Representation and for purposes connected therewith.

(25TH, SEPTEMBER, 1964)

Guyana Electoral Law

84.

1. Subject to the provisions of this Act, the votes cast at the polling places in each district shall be counted by the returning officer of that district in accordance with the provisions of this Part.

2. If the Chief Election Officer is satisfied that it is necessary or expedient in the interests of the carrying out of the provisions of this Part with due despatch or security he may, by notice published in the Gazette, direct that for the purposes of the counting of the votes the returning officers of districts specified in the notice shall count the votes for their respective districts at a place appointed by the said notice and this Act shall have effect accordingly.

3. Where the Chief Election Officer has given a direction pursuant to subsection (29)

  a. he may designate one of the returning officers of the districts specified in the notice to exercise general direction and supervision over the counting of votes at the place so appointed;

  b. references in this Part to election officers, duly appointed candidates and counting agents shall have effect as if they included references to such persons appointed in respect of any of the districts in respect of which the direction applies.

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Subsection 29

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE ACT

29.

1. The Minister may by notice published in the Gazette specify divisions or groups of divisions to which subsections (2) and (3) shall apply:

2. An elector whose name appears on the official list of electors of a division which is one of a group of divisions specified by the Minister by notice under this section may vote at any polling place in that group of divisions.

3. An elector whose name appears on the official list of electors of a division which is specified by the Minister by notice under this section may vote at any polling place in that division.

4. An elector who, in the district in which his address as entered in the official list of electors affixed under section 34(2)(a)(iv) is situate is employed as an election officer, member of the Police Force or of the Guyana Defence Force for a purpose connected with the election at a polling place other than that where his name is displayed under section 28 may vote at that polling place if, not later than the day before election day, he obtains from the returning officer of that district a certificate under his hand, in Form 4, authorised name of the elector, the number of his identity paper and the fact that he is to be so employed.