Expressing support for democratic elections in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

Bill: 116-hconres-101
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]
Introduced: 2020-06-08
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Elections, voting, political campaign regulation

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Guyana

Human rights

International organizations and cooperation

Rule of law and government transparency

Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security and Trade.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution commends Guyana for holding peaceful, multiparty general and regional elections and supports the current recount of all ballots cast. It also calls on (1)&nbsp;all parties to respect the outcome, and (2) the citizens of Guyana to respect the rule of law and human rights as the recount proceeds. </p>

tv_txt: IV 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. CON. RES. 101 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 8, 2020 Mr. Bishop of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Payne , Mr. Hastings , Ms. Jackson Lee , and Mr. Johnson of Georgia ) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing support for democratic elections in the Co-operative Republic of Guyana.

Whereas the people of Guyana voted on March 2, 2020, in general and regional elections; Whereas the Guyanese people showed their strong belief in the democratic process by approximately a 75 percent voter turnout; and Whereas although international observers such as the Organization of American States (OAS), the Commonwealth, the Carter Center, and the Ambassadors of the United States, Great Britain, Canada, and the European Union issued preliminary statements, based on their observation on Election Day, suggesting that the voting itself was free and fair, it has been alleged that irregularities occurred in the vote tabulation process, leading to a decision made by the Guyana Elections Commission on March 15, 2020, to conduct a recount of the ballots cast under the supervision of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM): Now, therefore, be it

That the Congress— (1) commends the people of Guyana for holding peaceful multiparty general and regional elections; (2) supports the current recount by the Guyana Elections Commission of all ballots cast, under the scrutiny of CARICOM, an organization deemed acceptable to all parties, the International Observer teams such as the Carter Center, and the duly appointed representatives of the contesting Political Parties; (3) calls on all parties to respect the Declaration of Results consistent with the laws of Guyana as the final decision and make a vow for peace and stability in Guyana; and (4) calls on the citizens of Guyana to remain calm and to respect the rule of law and human rights as the recount proceeds under the framework of respected democratic norms.