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A former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has expressed concern over what he likened to the Council of State’s ineffectiveness, which he said has “made it look like an anorexic institution without power.” Dr. Afari-Gyan explained that the Council is the only body with the power …
Read More »NDC Warns EC Over Assembly Elections Postponement
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued a stern warning to the electoral management body, the Electoral Commission (EC), to abort any agenda to repeat the technical challenges encountered during the District Level Elections (DLEs). The party cautioned the EC to desist from repeating the ‘mess’ in the 2024 polls …
Read More »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 …
Read More »EC Justifies Proposal To Close Polls At 3pm In 2024 Election
The Electoral Commission (EC) has justified the decision to shift the closing time of voting from 5:00 pm to 3:00 pm during the upcoming 2024 general elections. The EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, emphasized that this adjustment aims to facilitate the transparent and orderly collation of votes by electoral officers in …
Read More »NPP Presidential Primary In Sunyani East Put On Hold – EC
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Primaries in the Sunyani East constituency has been put on hold, the Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed. Delegates in the constituency would therefore be disenfranchised, as the NPP goes to the poll on Saturday, November 4, to elect a flagbearer to lead the party …
Read More »Chief Justice Explains Why Supreme Court Did Not Sit On NDC’s Injunction Against Electoral Commission
The Supreme Court has struck out an injunction filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and four other political parties which sought to stop the EC from going ahead with the limited voter registration exercise. A five-member panel presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, struck out …
Read More »There’s An Attempt By The EC To Suppress Votes – Elvis Afriyie Ankra Alleges.
Former Sports Minister, Mr. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has raised concerns about what he alleges is an attempt by the Electoral Commission to suppress votes in the upcoming 2024 general elections. Elvis Ankrah’s claims stem from the EC’s insistence on using only 266 districts for the limited voter registration exercise. In …
Read More »NDC, 4 Other Political Parties Sue EC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and four other political parties have on Thursday, September 7 sued the Electoral Commission (EC) over its insistence on conducting the 2023 limited voter registration exercise at its district offices. The suit which is joined by the Convention People’s Party (CPP), All People’s Congress (APC), …
Read More »Political Parties Raise Red Flags Over EC’s Limited Voter Registration
Some seven political parties in the country are unhappy with the decision by the Electoral Commission (EC) to restrict the upcoming voter registration exercise to its district offices. According to the political parties, such a move would disenfranchise a number of Ghanaians who have attained the voting age. They want …
Read More »Voters Registration: Anybody Who Guarantees For More Than 10 Applicants Will Be Prosecuted – EC Vows
The Electoral Commission (EC) has vowed to go after persons who flout the rules and regulations for the upcoming voters’ registration exercise. The Commission on Thursday, August 17 announced that persons who have turned 18 years since 2021 can now register for the voter’s card. Speaking at a news conference …
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