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The Electoral Commission says that it is not against holding another physical exhibition of the corrected Provisional Voter’s Register (PVR) at over 40,000 centres. According to the Commission, the three to four weeks needed for printing and distribution makes this impractical given the short time remaining before the general election. …

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has tasked the Electoral Commission (EC), to uphold its values to avert potential violence in the upcoming December polls. In a recent gathering, Mahama expressed disappointment over the EC’s just concluded Voters’ Exhibition Exercise, which was intended to allow …

The Electoral Commission has announced a new date for the 2024 Voters Exhibition Exercise. Originally scheduled to begin on August 1, the exercise has been postponed to start on August 20 and end on August 27, 2024. In a press release, the Commission stated that the rescheduling was necessary due …

The directive issued by the Election Commission (EC) to forbid agents of political parties from observing the vote transfer process has been revoked. The  Election Commission ordered on Sunday, June 2, in a memo to its district officers, that political party agents should not be permitted entry because of the violent …

Mr. John Mahama, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer and former president, has blasted the Electoral Commission (EC) for barring political parties from keeping an eye on the ongoing vote-transfer process. In a press release on Monday, he noted that this decision by the EC, despite an earlier agreement with …

The Member of Parliament for Kwadaso Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Professor Kingsley Nyarko, has denied allegations that money he offered electoral officers during the Ejisu constituency by-election on Tuesday, April 30, was meant to bribe them. The incident which was captured on camera, has since Tuesday afternoon when it …

The allegations made by National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama concerning the appointment of Returning Officers for the 2024 elections have been explicitly refuted by the Electoral Commission (EC). Mr. Mahama recently accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government of appointing its members to the EC in an …

In the run-up to the December elections, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the running mate of National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Dramani Mahama, has called on the Electoral Commission (EC) to maintain openness and desist from stifling the truth. Prof Opoku-Agyemang noted that the EC is facing challenges in defending …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has set April 30, 2024, for the by-election in Ejisu following the demise of John Kumah on March 7, 2024.         The 45-year-old MP died after a short illness, leaving behind a wife and six children. All Nine aspirants seeking to contest in …

Field election officers who were engaged by the Electoral Commission (EC) for the conduct of the  2023 district-level elections are yet to be paid their allowances. This is due to the delay by the Ministry of Finance in releasing the money to the EC for onward payment to the returning …