The Official Gazette (Extraordinary) of Guyana Georgetown, Monday 4th May, 2020 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION Order No. 60 of 2020 - The Constitution of Guyana and the Election Laws (Amendment) MONDAY 4TH MAY, 2020 MADE UNDER THE CONSTITUTION OF GUYANA AND THE ELECTION LAWS (AMENDMENT) ACT (No. 15 OF 2000) THIS ORDER IS MADE BY THE ELECTIONS COMMISSION PURSUANT TO ITS POWERS UNDER ARTICLE 162 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF GUYANA AND SECTION 22 OF THE ELECTIONS LAWS (AMENDMENT) ACT, NO. 15 OF 2000. WHEREAS General and Regional Elections were held in Guyana on the 2nd day of March 2020; AND WHEREAS the declarations of results pursuant to Section 84 (I) of the Representation of the People Act, Chapter 1 :03, have been made, but requests for recounts in a number of electoral districts have been rejected, aborted, or held in abeyance and the report pursuant to Section 96(2) of the Representation of the People Act, Cap 1:03 had been delivered to the Chairman of the Commission and held in abeyance, and aspects of the election process have been subjected to legal proceedings; AND WHEREAS the President and the Leader of the Opposition and all contesting parties agreed to a CARICOM proposal for a total recount of all electoral districts as a means of assuaging the contesting parties and determining a final credible count;