Jason Carter, chairperson of The Carter Center Board of Trustees and grandson of the late U.S. President Jimmy Carter, will lead the organization’s election observation mission in Guyana. The Carter Center’s team of election observers has already arrived in the country and is currently undergoing training in preparation for their role on election day.
Carter will engage with key stakeholders, including political party candidates, civil society organizations, government officials, and other international election observer missions, as part of the lead-up to the electoral process. This marks his return to Guyana, having co-led the Center’s previous observation mission during the 2020 elections.
“This is an important moment for Guyana’s democracy,” said Jason Calder, Country Director for The Carter Center. “The Carter Center encourages every eligible voter to make their voice heard and is hopeful that the electoral process will be a fully transparent one that reflects the will of the people.”
The Center’s core team of electoral experts has been in Guyana since late June and recently issued a preliminary statement summarizing key observations from the pre-election period on August 19. Following the election, The Carter Center will release reports providing an independent and impartial assessment of the electoral process.
The Carter Center is in Guyana at the invitation of the government and has been committed to strengthening democracy in the country since 1991. With a history of conducting more than 125 election observation missions worldwide, The Carter Center is recognized as a leader in the international election observation community, having previously observed elections in Guyana in 1992, 2001, 2006, 2015, and 2020.
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