The Electoral Commission (EC) has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will have to take a decision on the next steps for the Yendi Parliamentary Primary, following the disruption of counting and destruction of ballot papers last Saturday. No official winner has been declared by the EC. While there is no official declaration, both candidates, Farouk […]
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Unsuccessful election petition should attract sanctions — Dr Afari-Gyan
A former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has suggested that election petitions that does not succeed should attract sanctions. That, he said, was to prevent election petitions from becoming a ‘wanton’ fashion. He said it appeared that some candidates rushed to court with election petitions alleging manipulation of results primarily to […]
Guarantor system has outlived usefulness — EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) has said that the guarantor system has outlived its usefulness, hence the need for a system that will ensure people are registered on merit rather than others vouching for the age and nationality of applicants. That, it said, was the reason behind the proposed new Constitutional Instrument (CI) that would require […]
2023 Voters’ registration begins Sept. 12 – EC targets 1.35m persons
The Electoral Commission (EC) has targeted to register about 1.35 million people in the 2023 Voters’ Registration exercise which commences from September 12 to October 2. This is based on the EC’s projection that at least 1,350,000 persons might have attained 18 years since the last registration exercise in 2020. The nationwide exercise will be […]
NDC’s Kumawu by-election candidate not registered voter in constituency – EC to Sammy Gyamfi
The Electoral Commission has disclosed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for the recent Kumawu by-election, Kwasi Amankwaa is not a registered voter in the constituency and yet he filed and contested the by-election. Mr. Kwasi Amankwaa, according to the EC, is a registered voter in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency in Greater Accra […]
Assin North by-election: EC denies NDC’s accusation of inserting candidate’s name in voters register
The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the Commission is attempting to insert the name of one of the NPP’s aspirants into the Assin North voters register ahead of the by-election. The NDC had on Sunday revealed that the NPP aspirant Charles Opoku is not a registered voter […]
EC readies for Kumawu by-election
The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured all stakeholders in the upcoming Kumawu by-election in the Ashanti Region that the electoral management body is adequately prepared to conduct the elections as mandated. In an interview with the Ashanti Regional Director of the EC, Benjamin Bano- Bioh last Wednesday (May 17), he stressed that the EC had […]
Add guarantor system – Mps against sole use of Ghana Card for voter registration
Parliament has rejected the Electoral Commission’s (EC’s) use of the Ghana Card as the sole source of identification to register people onto the voters register. The House unanimously recommended to the EC to include the guarantor system in the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulation, 2023 before it could present it for consideration. Legislators were […]
No new register for election 2024 — EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) has stated that it will not compile a new register for the 2024 elections. Rather, the commission said it would begin an all-year-round limited registration exercise for only people who would turn 18 years and persons who had not previously registered as voters. The Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa, who […]
Ghana Electoral Commission has finally cancelled 17 political party certificates
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has finally cancelled the certificates of 17 political parties who have no regional and national presence and therefore flouted the registrations. The EC served the 17 political parties with a notice in early October and gave them up to Thursday, October 20, 2022 to show proof why their registrations should not […]
Ghana Electoral commission to cancel registration of 17 parties.
The Electoral Commission (EC) has listed 17 political parties who have no regional and national presence and therefore risk having their registrations cancelled. The EC has therefore given the 17 political parties up to Thursday, October 20, 2022 to show proof why their registrations should not be cancelled under the Politicall Parties Act of 2000, […]
Ghana Card won’t be used for Election 2024 – Deputy EC Chairman
The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured Ghanaians that it has no intention to use the Ghana Card as a source of identification for the 2024 general elections. It said it would continue to issue the voters identification cards which would be used for the elections. Misconception The Deputy Chairman of the EC, Dr Eric Bossman […]