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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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The 2024 Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, is pleading with the Electoral Commission (EC) to desist from rigging the 2024 general election for any candidate. He said there was a need to allow the true wishes of the electorate to reflect after the polls. …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed claims of creating 25 new constituencies ahead of the 2024 election. This follows reports that the Commission has commenced procedures for establishing 25 new constituencies. The Commission in a release dated October 31, and signed by the Acting Head of Public Affairs, Micheal Boadu …

The Majority Leader is expected to present a CI before parliament, titled the “Representation of the People (Parliamentary Constituencies) (Amendment) Instrument, 2023.” This amendment aims to establish 25 additional constituencies, in addition to the existing 275 constituencies in the country. The Electoral Commission (EC) had previously indicated its ongoing efforts …

The limited voter registration exer­cise by the Electoral Commission (EC) has ended effective today, Monday, October 2, across all the 268 district offices of the commission. The exercise, which was meant for eligible Ghanaian voters, forms part of the EC’s preparations towards the conduct of the 2024 general elections. Addressing …

The Electoral Commission’s scheduled Limited Voters Registration Exercise will start today, Tuesday, September 12. The exercise which has become a subject of disagreements will be conducted at all the 268 District Offices of the EC. It is expected to end on Monday, October 2. This is despite a pending injunction …