ABSTRACT
In Guyana, in the Esther Perreira case, Justice Claudette Singh, on 15 January 2001, held that legislative Act 22/97 was ultra vires, null and void Arts 59 and 159 of the Constitution inasmuch as it required the possession of a voter identification card in order to vote. Consequently, the 1997 elections had not been conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Representation of the People Act Chapter 1:03 and Arts 59 and 159 of the Constitution of Guyana.
