Oh rass, the final of the first final from the other final.

Iman been reading about this "recount starting" about one month now, I won't waste time reading more on it until it does start...and end.

How come is says DRAFTFinalPlanNationalRecount? Is it final or not?

Few Specific Parts ---

Final Plan For Recount of General and Regional Elections 2020

Source - https://guyana.crowdstack.io/fileSen...020%20%20%282%29.pdf

2. APPROACH

a. The national recount will be done in accordance with the processes generally delineated in relevant Sections of the ROPA 1:03 in particular 83, 84(6) to (11), 87, 89(1), 90 and any other provisions that the Commission may deem necessary;

b.The national recount is to be supervised by the Commission, meaning the Commission will give direction to the Secretariat on the parameters and execution of the recount.

c. The national recount is to be done by staff of the GECOM Secretariat will proceed continuously each day, including weekends and holidays from 8:00hrs –19:00hrs for the duration of the exercise;

d. The national recount is to be done at a central venue namely the Arthur Chung Conference Centre and at all times account will be taken of the guidelines for prevention of COVID-19;

e. Representatives of political parties who contested the elections will be invited to be present at the national recount exercise. On a daily basis, they will be provided with information on the progress of the recount;

f. The national recount will be executed in the presence of a CARICOM High-Level Team that will be expected to provide a written report to the Commission on the credibility of the exercise;

g. As far as practicable, the national recount will facilitate the presence of local and international observers;

h. Information on the progress of the national recount by District will be broadcast to the public through traditional and social media. GECOM’s website and Facebook page; the media corps through electronic mail, radio and television stations will be used throughout the exercise.

4. METHODOLOGY

a. The national recount will be done according to the list of polling stations in each District;

b. A total of ten (10) workstations have been identified for the national recount exercise. Each workstation will deal with a single ballot box at a time by District with a team of three (3) staff and one (1) supervisor. The recount will commence the allocation of workstations as follows: Districts 1–two workstations; District 2–two workstations; District 3 –three workstations and District 4 –three workstations simultaneously. The count for District 4 shall continue at the three workstations assigned to it. The counts for Districts 5 through 10 shall be conducted based on the completion of, and at the workstations assigned to Districts 1, 2 and 3.

c. The numbered ballot box will be examined to ascertain that the seals are intact. All its contents will be emptied, and the electoral materials sorted, assessed and counted in accordance with the ballot box checklist. Please see Annex 1. At the end of the recount the contents of each ballot box will be replaced, sealed and returned to the container for storage. The Team Supervisor will maintain the movement of ballot box logs that details the chain of custody.

d. In order to establish the credibility of the recount it will be conducted in a two-step method:

  i. Ascertain the number of electors who appeared to have voted at the polling station.

  ii. Count the used ballots --valid votes, rejected and destroyed ballots and unused ballots against

  iii. In the event of any dispute in relation to the validity of a ballot paper, the counting clerk will consult with the Team Supervisor of that workstation. If the matter remains unresolved the Supervisor must consult with the CEO.

e.The ballot box checklist will be completed prior to the count of votes cast for general and regional elections;

f. Ballot papers will be authenticated through scanning for security feature, as determined;

g. Each vote will be called, and ballot paper displayed for all persons present to view;

h. A tally sheet will be prepared while votes are called for general in the first instance and regional in the second instance.

i. Statements of Recount (SOR) will be prepared manually based on the tally count. Please see Annex 2. The ballot box checklist will be attached to the SOR that is signed by the counting clerk and party representatives;

j. If errors or anomalies are detected, comments and observations will be recorded on the Observation Report by the Counting Clerk. Please see Annex 3.

k. Copies of the signed SOR will be distributed to party representatives present at the recount by the Team Supervisor. The original SOR will be given to the CEO and copied to the Chairperson. A copy of the SOR will also be logged to the Tabulation Centre;

l. At the end of the recount for each district, all original SORs will be tabulated to determine the final count in a central tabulation centre. The SORs will be projected on a screen and tabulation in the presence of persons entitled to be there. Under the oversight of the Supervisor, a matrix of the total number of valid votes for each list of candidates will be prepared and could be viewed simultaneously in the presence of all persons present. Each District matrix will be signed by the tabulation clerk, team supervisor and designated party representatives;

m. At the end of the national recount exercise, the CEO will compile a cumulative statement of the final count for all ten (10) Districts. This report of the national final count will include information on number of votes cast for each list of candidates and a summation of the Observation Reports of anomalies, for submission to the Commission to determine the finality of the count.

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Note ROPA -- Representation of the People Act

Relevant Sections of the ROPA 1:03 in particular 83, 84(6) to (11), 87, 89(1), 90

Source -- https://pdba.georgetown.edu/El...Guyana/guyrep01.html

Oh rass DG and his legal stuff. Banna when you gonna realize a few people in Gecom just gotta rip two fart, sneeze, utter the words "covid" and all that legal stuff gonna be out the window.

Cain; that may happen when those present will be "singing from the other end" ... Poop dee doo doo, pooddoop poop, poop poop.