Voting in motion
Evidence of ballot box tampering continues to pour in; Guyana elections preliminary results not credible.
Guyanese people are left to face an alarming dilemma this morning. Should they accept the results of a rigged election? or should they engage in some form of nonviolent protest until their voices are heard by the PPPC?, only time will tell.
Georgetown, Guyana: December 1st, 2011 — Guyanese are waking up on day 3 after the elections to yet no results. Over the course of the past two days, OVNN worked diligently to investigate multiple claims of voting irregularities. OVNN’s finding confirms the worst fears of the Guyanese people, that the elections were rigged and they are now being coerced, bullied, intimidated and threatened by Jagdeo to accept rigged results.
The report from the team of elections observers does not inspire confidence in the results of the elections; as in a press conference on November 30th, they took the opportunity to blast the inefficiencies and errors at GECOM. In the press conference the Organization of American States (OAS) stated that there were a few white envelopes that were unescorted and handled by unofficial polling officers given to GECOM and tabulated.
The OAS stated that GECOM refusal to publish preliminary results by GECOM and follow the initial rules and procedures that was implemented prior to Election Day is of great alarm.
Evidence of Ballot box tampering
When the votes are counted and all documentation is completed. the ballots and copies of the documents are placed in the ballot box and the box is secured by a red, numbered, GECOM seal. There is no good reason why those seals should be found anywhere other than on the ballot boxes. Yet OVNN has evidence of multiple cases of tampering.
- Just after noon on November 29th, evidence of ballot box tampering was found at the North Ruimveldt MultiLateral School. The seal found was numbered 0023154 and marked GECOM.
- More seals were found at North Ruimveldt Multilateral School where ballot boxes for District 4 South Georgetown were stored on elections night.
The seals found were red in colour, were marked GECOM, and each had a number as follows: 0025417, 0025411, 0024161, 0025416, 0024569, 0025418, 0024561, 8th seal partial number 002, 9th seal number cut off.
PPP disruption of the electoral process, specifically counting of votes
PPP Government functionaries disrupted the counting of votes on 28th Nov at the following locations:
- Kwame McKoy at Lodge Community High School.
- Odinga Lumumba at Lodge Community High School
- Manniram Prashad at Campbellville Secondary School
- Juan Edgehill at Redeemer Primary School and at the Multi Purpose Centre
- Frank Anthony at Nootenzil
- Clement Rohee at Graham Hall Secondary School
Empty ballot boxes found
An empty ballot box numbered 332233 was found at Vreed En Hoop stelling this morning around 11AM. The find came after police had raided the homes of several persons on the West Demerara looking for ballot boxes.
- On November 20th, a SECOND BALLOT BOX FOUND ON WEST BANK DEMERARA
Statement of Polls removed
GECOM CHIEF ELECTIONS OFFICER GOCOL BOODHOO REMOVES 105 STATEMENTS OF POLLS FROM DISTRICT 4 SOUTH GEORGETOWN 30TH NOV 2011. THIS IS THE SAME DISTRICT WHERE EVIDENCE OF BALLOT BOX TAMPERING WAS FOUND.
On, 30TH N0V 2011 – 50 STATEMENTS OF POLL WERE REMOVED BY GECOM CHIEF ELECTION OFFICER GOCOL BOODHOO FROM DISTRICT 4 EAST BANK DEMERARA. THIS IS THE SAME AREA WHERE THE PPPC WANTED A RECOUNT OF THE VOTES.
Figures changed on statement of polls
GECOM EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT THE RETURNING OFFICER OF REGION 4 Mr RAMLALL CHANGED THE FIGURES ON A NUMBER OF STATEMENTS OF POLL FOR REGION 4.
PPPC bought ID cards with counterfeit notes
OVNN HAS RECEIVED CONFIRMED REPORTS THAT SOME OF THE $1000 NOTES USED BY THE PPPC TO BUY VOTER ID CARDS WERE COUNTERFEIT. SEVERAL VOTERS WHO HAD SOLD THEIR CARDS TO THE PPPC AND SOME SHOPKEEPERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF RECEIVING THE COUNTERFEIT NOTES.
Certified by the Center for Democracy in Guyana | Georgetown
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