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@Rochelle posted:

Let the games begin.

No wonder after 60 days, we are still counting. I saw you was celebrating your uncle PW birthday the other day.  Anyway, thanks for been at the front line for all of us and keeping the lights on and providing that front line service, without the services from people like you, the pandemic would be deadly for us all. People like you can never be compensated enough.

PS: Dont worry how I unmask you ..lol.

Thank You Rochelle.

FM
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@Former Member posted:

No wonder after 60 days, we are still counting. I saw you was celebrating your uncle PW birthday the other day.  Anyway, thanks for been at the front line for all of us and keeping the lights on and providing that front line service, without the services from people like you, the pandemic would be deadly for us all. People like you can never be compensated enough.

PS: Dont worry how I unmask you ..lol.

Thank You Rochelle.

 

Wait, what? You're still trying to find my identity? Ridiculous.

 

Rochelle

The following is an opinion piece by Attorney Sanjeev Datadin

Democracy is the right of citizens to pick their leaders. Guyana went to the polls on March 2 to pick a President. More than 2 months later, our electoral body, GECOM, after spending more than $8 billion to ensure free, fair and transparent elections was undermined by A Returning Officer, Mingo, who was determined to declare fantasy numbers.

The money spent, the presence of international and local observers, the diplomatic corps and a Court Order didn’t stop him. The will of the Guyanese people remain hostage to his actions and the inability of GECOM to sensibly resolve chaos caused by his actions.

It is universally accepted even by Mr Granger that the declared results for Region Four are “problematic” and do not withstand scrutiny. The tabulation process of the Statements of Poll for Region Four was not a smooth one. It was so flawed and fraudulent that every observer and even the political leaders of the two main parties agreed that a recount must take place. This recount was agreed upon for more than a month ago but APNU and its Commissioners have raised every possible hurdle and employed every delay tactic possible to not have that recount take place.

The current chapter of delay is promoted by Vincent Alexander who, now all of a sudden, suffering from a rare bout of transparency, seeks to have an electoral audit undertaken instead of a recount. GECOM wants to audit itself is the new mantra. This desire ignores Section 89(2) of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) that expressly states “the Returning Officer shall not open the sealed packets containing tendered ballots, the marked copies of the official list of electors â€Ķor counterfoils of used ballot papers.”

Whilst it is true that the recount is under GECOM exercising its constitutional (Art 162) and statutory powers and not the RPA the edict of RPA should not be easily ignored. What happens if a polling clerk made an error and did not cross off all the names who voted or was having lunch and missed a name? How is this to be resolved? Do we trust Mingo and his gringos to resolve it? Do we expect Lowenfield and Meyers to get an attack of morality and resolve it fairly? The RPA codified the restriction because it was recognised that to do otherwise in a recount would be chaotic and take far too long.

The opening of the “packets” is usually under the authority of a court in an Election Petition. These restrictions should not be easily ignored. We must recognise that Alexander is only insisting on it because of the confusion it will likely cause and the length of time it will take. Alexander also sought to rely on Section 90 of the same RPA to deny live streaming of the recount. He affords himself the luxury to rely on the RPA when it suits him and ignore it otherwise.

To engage in anything except a recount of the ballots allows Alexander and his APNU cohorts to raise all manner of issues relating to the OLE and voters with no dispute resolution protocol in place – the recount process would be rendered paralysed.

But, I’m glad to hear all the APNU supporters follow Alexander in his feigned commitment to transparency and fairness. They can all, of course, publish their SoPs for Region Four and also vote at GECOM to do the same â€Ķ let the world see.

They could allow the Carter Center and all other observers into Guyana and allow them to bear witness. They can also stop holding the nation hostage by proceeding to do an audit in violation of the RPA and count the votes of its citizens.

 
 
FM

LAWS OF GUYANA Representation of the People Cap. 1:03

Procedure on conclusion of count.

Recounts.

88. A duly appointed candidate, or counting agent present when the
counting or any recount of votes is completed, may request the returning
officer to have the votes recounted or again recounted; but the returning
officer may refuse such request if in his opinion it is unreasonable.


[30 of 1990] 89.

89 (1) Upon the conclusion of the final counting, under section 84,
of the votes the returning officer, in the presence of such of the persons
entitled under section 86(1) to be present as attend, shall—
(a) seal in separate packets the counted and rejected ballot papers;
(b) verify the ballot papers account given by each presiding
officer by comparing it with—
(i) the number of ballot papers recorded under section 87(1)(c);
(ii) the unused and spoiled ballot papers in his possession; and
(iii) the record of tendered votes contained in the poll book; Form 24.
(c) reseal the packets of unused and spoiled ballot papers;
(d) prepare a written statement as to the result of the
verification of the ballot papers account and on request allow
any counting agent present to make a copy thereof;
(e) publicly declare the result of the final counting;
(f) deliver to the Chief Election Officer a return in writing
in respect of the final counting in Form 24 which shall set out
the number of—
(i) valid votes cast for each list of candidates as aforesaid;
(ii) rejected ballot papers together with, in each case, the reason for rejection;
(iii) spoiled ballot papers delivered to him;
(iv) tendered ballot papers;
(v) persons who appear to have voted.


(2) The returning officer shall not open the sealed packets
containing tendered ballot papers, marked copies of the official list of
electors or part thereof or counterfoils of used ballot papers.


(3) Any counting agent may copy the return made under
subsection (l)(f).


90. Every person attending at the counting of votes shall maintain and
aid in maintaining the secrecy of voting and shall not communicate any
information obtained at the count as to the list of candidates for which
any vote has been given.

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When 89 (2) become applicable ?

What's your take ?

Django

You boneheads, it matters not what any of your opinionscare of candidate, it matters what the people said on E-day.  

Granger is known to take part in rigging and believe placing guns at the head of opposition monitors as they stole the boxes.

By any stretch, he is a criminal, except for the PNC criminals!  But what’s new!

FM
@Django posted:

LAWS OF GUYANA Representation of the People Cap. 1:03

Procedure on conclusion of count.

Recounts.

89
(2) The returning officer shall not open the sealed packets containing tendered ballot papers, marked copies of the official list of electors or part thereof or counterfoils of used ballot papers.

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When 89 (2) become applicable ?

What's your take ?

When the said process in completed, the returning officer cannot undo the packages to make changes, etc.

FM
@Django posted:

LAWS OF GUYANA Representation of the People Cap. 1:03

Procedure on conclusion of count.

Recounts.

88. A duly appointed candidate, or counting agent present when the
counting or any recount of votes is completed, may request the returning
officer to have the votes recounted or again recounted; but the returning
officer may refuse such request if in his opinion it is unreasonable.


[30 of 1990] 89.

89 (1) Upon the conclusion of the final counting, under section 84,
of the votes the returning officer, in the presence of such of the persons
entitled under section 86(1) to be present as attend, shall—
(a) seal in separate packets the counted and rejected ballot papers;
(b) verify the ballot papers account given by each presiding
officer by comparing it with—
(i) the number of ballot papers recorded under section 87(1)(c);
(ii) the unused and spoiled ballot papers in his possession; and
(iii) the record of tendered votes contained in the poll book; Form 24.
(c) reseal the packets of unused and spoiled ballot papers;
(d) prepare a written statement as to the result of the
verification of the ballot papers account and on request allow
any counting agent present to make a copy thereof;
(e) publicly declare the result of the final counting;
(f) deliver to the Chief Election Officer a return in writing
in respect of the final counting in Form 24 which shall set out
the number of—
(i) valid votes cast for each list of candidates as aforesaid;
(ii) rejected ballot papers together with, in each case, the reason for rejection;
(iii) spoiled ballot papers delivered to him;
(iv) tendered ballot papers;
(v) persons who appear to have voted.


(2) The returning officer shall not open the sealed packets
containing tendered ballot papers, marked copies of the official list of
electors or part thereof or counterfoils of used ballot papers.


(3) Any counting agent may copy the return made under
subsection (l)(f).


90. Every person attending at the counting of votes shall maintain and
aid in maintaining the secrecy of voting and shall not communicate any
information obtained at the count as to the list of candidates for which
any vote has been given.

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When 89 (2) become applicable ?

What's your take ?

The recount is being done under different sections of the law.  The relevant sections are identified in the Gazetted order signed by Justice Singh.  Datadin and Nandlall know that but they are trying to create confusion.  PPP skulduggery is about to be exposed!

T
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GECOM cannot audit itself

WHO SAID THE GAMES ARE OVER WITH PNC

The PNC/APNU/AFC caretaker government is strenuously pushing for GECOM to conduct an audit of the ballots rather than a recount which has actually been authorised by the Commission. According to Attorney at law Sanjeev Datadin, this is simply another ruse by the coalition to extend the recount so that they could continue clinging on to power through having the officials comply with the 19-point checklist provided by the Secretariat while simultaneously providing them with a wider array of reasons for returning to the courts.

As pointed out by Datadin,  any de facto audit “ignores Section 89(2) of the Representation of the People Act (RPA) that expressly states  â€œthe Returning Officer shall not open the sealed packets containing tendered ballots, the marked copies of the official list of electors â€Ķor counterfoils of used ballot papersâ€Ķ Whilst it is true that the recount is under GECOM exercising its constitutional (Art 162) and statutory powers and not the RPA the edict of RPA should not be easily ignoredâ€Ķ The RPA codified the restriction because it was recognised that to do otherwise in a recount would be chaotic and take far too long.”

Attorney at Law Sanjeev Datadin

In its editorial of May 5th, the state-run Chronicle boasted about the supposed recount that GECOM had authorised, “there will be a full, comprehensive, recount, and a thorough forensic audit.” But there is a more fundamental point that the caretaker government ignores, according to Datadeen, “To engage in anything except a recount of the ballots allows Alexander and his APNU cohorts to raise all manner of issues relating to the OLE and voters with no dispute resolution protocol in place – the recount process would be rendered paralysed.”

One of these issues, as highlighted concerns the propriety of any organisation auditing itself. While internal audits are standard for most organisations, these exercises  are “usually used for internal purposes and asses such issues, such as control, governance and risk management processes within an organisation.” In fact there is need for an internal audit to discover what actually occurred with the tabulation of the SOP’s by Mingo on April 4th.

If the GECOM Commission felt it was necessary to have an audit of the ballots for the credibility of the March 2nd elections, it should have counted the ballots, declared the results – as was requested by the PNC after the 1997 elections, then an external auditor (or firm) would have to be retained as was Mr Ulric Cross in that instance.

 
FM
@Django posted:

That's correct.

My understanding 89(2) won't be applicable to the current recount and audit .

Correct views on Section 89(2).

The section of the Act is to emphasize that the action/activity is completed when sealed, etc.

Should a detailed recount take place - perhaps each vote at a time - then all relevant packages, boxes, etc., will be opened in a proper manner.

FM

PRESS STATEMENT FROM PPPC.

For the purpose of the recount, the Statement of Recount (SOR) takes the place of the Statement of Poll (SOP) at the Polling Place. Upon the conclusion of the count at the Place of Poll, the SOP, containing the result of the count is signed by the Presiding Officer (PO) and a duplicate copy of the original is, immediately, handed to each Polling Agent representing their respective Political Parties, the original copy is sent by the PO to the Returning Officer (RO) and another duplicate copy of the original is sent to the Chief Election Officer.

The original copy of the SOP being sent to the RO and the different duplicate copies of the original, being handed to the representatives of the respective Political Parties and the Chief Election Officer, is a fundamental check and balance mechanism, the importance of which is now even greater, having regard to the various attempts at fraud, which we have witnessed in relation to tabulation of results in relation to Electoral District number four (4).

Unfortunately, this important safeguard is absent in relation to the impending national recount. Clause eight (8) of the Order made under the Constitution of Guyana and the Election Laws (Amendment) Act No. 15 of 2000, under which the recount is to be conducted, states:

“The Statement of Recount shall be signed by the person conducting the recount and by the representative of each contesting party present, in the presence of the CARICOM scrutinizing team, representatives of Political Parties that contested the said elections, international and Local Observers accredited by the Guyana Elections Commission and advisors to the Guyana Elections Commission. These documents shall be lodged with the Chief Election Officer and copies distributed to the signatories thereto, the CARICOM scrutinizing team, the Chairman and the Commissioners.”

This means that for a period of time, unknown, the Chief Election Officer shall have sole custody of these documents and shall have the sole responsibility of making copies of them for distribution, without any oversight, whatsoever, before they are delivered to the other persons named in the provision.

We have vehement objections to the SORs being in the sole possession of the Chief Election Officer for the purpose of making copies, without any oversight and scrutiny. This is the very Chief Election Officer, who has unlawfully refused to make SOPs in his possession public and has also withheld them from the Commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) despite their repeated request.

We recommend that when the necessary information is recorded on each SOR upon the completion of the recount of each ballot box and before that SOR is signed by anyone that the relevant number of copies be made, then signed by all the persons who are entitled to do so and be distributed to the different persons entitled to possession of them; so that if there is any discrepancies, it can be detected before the relevant persons sign them.

We take this opportunity to call upon the APNU+AFC rigging cabal and their cohorts to stop their surreptitious as well as blatant attempts to derail, frustrate and undermine the recount process, including, their strenuous efforts to deny the process transparency and the widest possible oversight and public scrutiny.

People’s Progressive Party

May 5th, 2020

FM
@Former Member posted:

And you will agree that if Region 4 count was completed and GECOM and APNU releases their SOPs for transparency , we will not have these issues.

It's not about APNU SOPs  for  Region 4 only, more than that needed for transparency. For awhile there are theories ,there was malpractices in past elections under the PPP/C. It's highly suspicious the party gained from such activity.

Django
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@Django posted:

Where did you get that from ?

I believe you missed the video I posted Sir... There was a video I had posted here. 

Norton alleges fixing of PNCR electoral process

-urges inclusive leadership to take party forward

Although charging that the electoral process at the PNCR’s just-concluded 18th Biennial Congress was “manipulated” to ensure the re-election of leader David Granger, party stalwart Aubrey Norton yesterday said he was prepared to work with fellow members to craft a strategic plan that could serve as the base for a general elections victory.

 

FM
@Django posted:

It's not about APNU SOPs  for  Region 4 only, more than that needed for transparency. For awhile there are theories ,there was malpractices in past elections under the PPP/C. It's highly suspicious the party gained from such activity.

I am appalled of your logics for a transparent process but how has any of this affected GECOM original SOPs not to be released to show who actually won or the APNU/AFC to declare their copies of sops like the PPPC to bring some clarity.  Diverting attention from the central problem of electoral malfeasance is the course of action now being employed. Lets start with the current election that cannot be concluded  after 2 months. Why would a party that has won the election oppose all requests to do the right things? They engaged in obstacles in every step of the way to bring the process to a closure and to allow a winner to be declared.

With all due respect Django, you need to analyse the actions and information out there and form your  own opinion than being brainwashed into believing what you are being told. There is an abundance of information in the public domain.  Further, I say here unequivocally that those who fail to acknowledge this, although almost every single person and group who witnessed it first hand said the process was not credible, are themselves embracing a undemocratic regime. 
As usual, you choose to remain on the wrong side of history. 
 
FM
@Former Member posted:
With all due respect Django, you need to analyse the actions and information out there and form your  own opinion than being brainwashed into believing what you are being told.
There is an abundance of information in the public domain. 
 

Banna you got to be kidding ,no one out there can pull that off.

I have all the information including lengthy videos from different sources ,i am aware what played out the command center in Region 4.

I have information from 1957 to 2003 ,who were meddling in Guyana affairs. It's time the country change course ,instead of being a laughing stock of the world.

The small islands in the Carribbean are ahead of Guyana settling their internal matters.

Django
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@Django posted:

Banna you got to be kidding ,no one out there can pull that off.

I have all the information including lengthy videos from different sources ,i am aware what played out the command center in Region 4.

I have information from 1957 to 2003 ,who were meddling in Guyana affairs. It's time the country change course ,instead of being a laughing stock of the world.

The small islands in the Carribbean are ahead of Guyana settling their internal matters.

And who is responsible. You do not have to be a rocket scientist to know..rite.

FM

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