59. Subject to the provisions of article 159, every person may vote at an election if he is of the age of eighteen years or upwards and is either a citizen of Guyana or a Commonwealth citizen domiciled and resident in Guyana.

60. (1) Elections of members of the National Assembly shall be by secret ballot.

(2) Subject to the provisions of article 160(2), fifty-three members of the National Assembly shall be elected in accordance with the system of proportional representation prescribed by article(1).

(3) On such day as the President may by proclamation appoint, being a day which he considers to be as early as practicable after an election of members of a regional democratic council has been held in consequence of a dissolution effected under the provisions of article 73(2), the council shall elect one of its members to serve as a member of the National Assembly.

(4) On such day as the President may by proclamation appoint, being a day which he considers to be as early as practicable after an election of members of the National Congress of Local Democratic Organs has been he'd in consequence of a dissolution effected under the provisions of article 80(2), the Congress shall let two of its members to serve as members of the National Assembly.

61. An election of members of the National Assembly under article 60(2) shall be held on such day within three months after every dissolution of Parliament as the President shall appoint by proclamation:

Provided that no balloting commenced during the period of three months aforesaid, performed before the day so appointe d, and pursuant to which the votes of any person registered as electors are cast at the election, shall be deemed contrary to the requirements of this article by reason only that such balloting has been so performed.

62. Elections shall be independently supervised by the Elections Commission in accordance with the provisions of article 162.

63. Parliament may make provision for the filling of casual vacancies among the seats of members of the National Assembly and for other matters relating to election of members of the Assembly in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (2) and (3) of article 160.

64. All questions as to membership of the National Assembly shall be determined by the High Court in accordance with the provisions of article 163.