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EC Announces Recruitment Of Temporary Electoral Officers

The Electoral Commission EC of Ghana has begun recruitment of temporary officials to aid in the conduct of activities for the upcoming 2024 general elections. Registration officers, exhibition officers, presiding officers, and jobs for registration assistance, exhibition assistance, and polling assistance are among the responsibilities that are being sought. This …

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Here Are The 35 Questions NDC Posed To EC At The IPAC Meeting.

The National Democratic Congress has disclosed 35 questions it posed to the Electoral Commission (EC) at the last Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, April 9. According to the General Secretary of the party, Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, these questions, if answered, would aid in investigation and prosecution and also …

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EC Opens Nominations For Ejisu By-Election; Candidates To Pay GH¢10,000

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced the opening of nomination for the by-election at Ejisu Constituency in the Ashanti Region, with the filing fee set at GH¢10,000 per candidate. The Commission stated that nominations from potential candidates will be accepted from April 16th to 18th in order to hold the …

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2024 Polls: EC Breaks Silence On Internet Disruptions

Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has assured that the current internet disruptions will not compromise the integrity of the 2024 general elections. The assurance comes amid concerns raised due to recent cuts in undersea fibre optic cables, which have significantly impacted mobile network operations since March 14, leading to widespread internet …

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EC Sets Date For Declaration of 2024 Presidential Election Results

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will declare the results of the 2024 presidential polls within three days of voting. According to the Electoral Commission’s Timetable of Activities for the 2024 elections published by the Daily Graphic, Regional Collation Centres would be maintained to announce the results at …

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EC Releases 2024 Electoral Calendar

The Electoral Commission (EC) will receive nominations of candidates for this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections from September 9 to 13 in a major countdown to the climax of the political season. This will be followed by the balloting for positions on the presidential ballot paper on September 23, 2024, …

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Yendi NPP Primaries: EC Dissociates Itself From The Parliamentary Results

The Electoral Commission (EC) has disassociated itself from the purported outcomes proclaimed in the parliamentary election held in the Yendi constituency by the New Patriotic Party. At the Yendi voting center, violence broke out, interfering with the counting process. The poll was between incumbent Yendi MP, Farouk Aliu Mahama and …

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Use Indelible Ink As Part Of Voter Identification – NDC To EC

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated its opposition against the decision of the Electoral Commission (EC) not to use indelible ink as part of voter identification in the 2024 general elections. At a press conference at the NDC headquarters in Adabraka in Accra on Monday (Jan 8), the …

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District Level Elections: EC Sets Date To Conduct Run-Offs In Areas That Record The Same Results

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it will conduct elections in certain electoral areas on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, where ties were recorded during the just-ended District Level Elections (DLE). The EC explained that 20 electoral areas produced identical results for assembly members. It also added that the unit committee race …

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No More Usage Of Indelible Ink In Elections – EC Explains

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced that in the upcoming district-level election and subsequent polls, there would be no need for indelible ink. Indelible Ink is a semi-permanent dye applied to voters’ fingerprints to indicate who has exercised their franchise and prevents double voting. Speaking at a press …

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