,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #aja  ,,in ,,the      
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#h1 #bjbj,mr4 ,bishop of ,georgia 7for  
himself1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,hastings1   
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of
 ,georgia7 submitted the following      
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,foreign  
,affairs  ,,concurrent ,,resolution     
,expressing support for democratic      
elections in the ,co-operative ,republic
 of ,guyana4  ,whereas the people of    
,guyana voted on ,march #b1 #bjbj1 in   
general and regional elections2 ,whereas
 the ,guyanese people showed their      
strong belief in the democratic process 
by approximately a #ge percent voter    
turnout2 and ,whereas although          
international observers such as the     
,organization of ,american ,states      
7,,oas71 the ,commonwealth1 the ,carter 
,center1 and the ,ambassadors of the    
,united ,states1 ,great ,britain1       
,canada1 and the ,european ,union issued

 preliminary statements1 based on their 
observation on ,election ,day1          
suggesting that the voting itself was   
free and fair1 it has been alleged that 
irregularities occurred in the vote     
tabulation process1 leading to a        
decision made by the ,guyana ,elections 
,commission on ,march #ae1 #bjbj1 to    
conduct a recount of the ballots cast   
under the supervision of the ,caribbean 
,community 7,,caricom73 ,now1 therefore1
 be it ,that the ,congress-- 7#a7       
commends the people of ,guyana for      
holding peaceful multiparty general and 
regional elections2  7#b7 supports the  
current recount by the ,guyana          
,elections ,commission of all ballots   
cast1 under the scrutiny of ,,caricom1  
an organization deemed acceptable to all
 parties1 the ,international ,observer  
teams such as the ,carter ,center1 and  
the duly appointed representatives of   
the contesting ,political ,parties2     
7#c7 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 ,guyana2 and  7#d7 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   
norms4