…OLE  to be published by late March Citizens have until February 22; next, to rectify all issues that could pose a hindrance to them being able to vote at General Elections come May 11. The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) currently has the claims and objection drive ongoing.During a press conference hosted by the GECOM Chairman, Steve Surujbally, and Chief Elections Officer (CEO) Keith Lowenfield and their team at Cara Lodge yesterday, it was noted that before February 22, the agency?s officers will go to every populated part of Guyana. There are a small number of areas left to be visited. The idea, they said, is to ensure that all citizens have an opportunity to make the necessary approach to GECOM.GECOM?s CEO, Keith Lowenfield, urged ?individuals who would require a transfer or are not on the list (preliminary list of electors), that they still have an opportunity to do so until Sunday (February 22).? These persons would have to go to their nearest GECOM office to make the necessary inquires about their status from the election agency.?We will be visiting by (February 22),[url=http://www.nfljerseyschinaauthentic.us]Cheap NFL Jerseys China[/url], every location in Guyana that is populated.? The next location is New River where GECOM agents are expected to be today. Regardless of population size,[url=http://www.cheapjerseysauthenticonline.us@#$%&/]Jerseys China Wholesale[/url], every area across the spectrum has to be visited. No Guyanese will be left out, Lowenfield emphasized.?They will have an opportunity to get on the list or state whether they have moved. So far, GECOM has recorded around 3,200 new registrants and some 3000 transfer requests for the claims and objection period.?At the end of this exercise, there will be administrative processes to go through, such as  cross matching exercises for new registrants. Hearings are also a feature when objections are made, for example in the case of a death, and that name has to be removed from the Preliminary list of electors (PLE).When the official processes are completed with the PLE, GECOM will create a revised list. Once this is compiled it must be publicly posted for another 21 days so that they can again ensure that their information is accurate. Once all operational procedures are further satisfied, Lowenfield pointed out that the Official List of Electors (OLE) will be the next step.This list, according to Lowenfield, should be out 48 days prior to general polls. He agreed therefore, that the official list should be out by next month.The CEO noted however, that there are a few challenges that the Commission continues to face. These include a shortage of staff to man polling stations and the failure of some persons to make necessary moves to ensure the smooth flow of the system.It was related that since 2008, at the last registration activity, approximately 38,[url=http://www.cheapjerseysshare.us@#$%&/]NFL Jerseys Authentic[/url],000 identification cards are still to be uplifted. Over the weekend, Lowenfield highlighted, reports were made of persons not being on the list but have identification cards. This was clarified. It was found that those persons are on the list.He charged that these persons might not have uplifted there ID cards, since there are thousands of cards to be uplifted by persons from across the districts. According to the commission, there is no definite way to give out these cards since the onus is basically on the citizen to uplift their national identification cards which is a prime means of locating one?s name on the list.On GECOM?s online site, the ID cards make it easier to locate ones name, rather than using the name itself. It was noted also,[url=http://www.cheapjerseysnear.us@#$%&/]wholesale jerseys[/url], that one must know one?s district when searching for one?s name. The individual must also be aware that the larger the district the longer the search process could take.GECOM said that it is still short of staffers to man the 2,260 polling stations across the country. Lowenfield said that of the 12,000 staffers that are needed; the Commission is short by 1,623 persons.Since September last year, the Commission commenced training Election Day staffers  to create a ?reservoir of trained individuals,[url=http://www.cheapnfljerseysmr.us@#$%&/]NFL Jerseys Supply[/url],? so that in the event of any elections local or other,[url=http://www.chinanfljerseysauthentic.us@#$%&/]Cheap NFL Jerseys China Wholesale[/url], there will be a pool of persons to be refreshed and brought to work.There were also accusations against the Commission of not hiring suitably qualified persons to serve as Election Day staff. This was once again refuted by the agency which detailed its criteria for hiring such persons and devising ways of getting suitable persons onboard.To fill spaces, GECOM has asked institutions to provide persons to serve on the GECOM staff. Lowenfield said that GECOM is moving to have adequate staffing on polling day.?Historically, or more often than not, there was always a mad scramble where two or three days before elections we still don?t have the right complement of staff per polling station.? The creation of a reservoir of workers eradicates such scenarios.GECOM assured that the Commission?s employment process is guided by established employment practices to ensure best candidates are chosen. There are some 1000 applications pending currently.