A total of 155 personalities from the 16 regions in the country have filed their nominations to contest slots in the Council of State election on Tuesday, February 11. The list compiled by the Daily Graphic indicates that by the close of nominations last Friday, 145 males and 10 females had submitted their nomination forms […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has appealed for enhanced security to ensure the smooth completion of the re-collation process for some nine constituencies following the December 7, 2024, elections. The Commission has firmly stated that it will not validate results declared under duress or without adherence to proper collation processes as enshrined in the […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has expressed strong displeasure over the presence of party supporters at collation centres during the December 7 polls. According to the Commission, this situation arose from directives issued by some political party leaders instructing their supporters to gather at the constituency collation centres of the EC, where results collation was underway. […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has indicated that it will not accept the collated results of the Ablekuma North and Okaikwei Central constituencies in the just-ended parliamentary elections. Addressing a press briefing on Thursday, the EC Chair explained that the Commission arrived at this decision because of irregularities recorded during the collation and subsequent declaration. According […]
The Electoral Commission has clarified that agents of all major political parties were present and actively participated in the re-collation exercise held at the Tesano Training Depot for some outstanding constituencies. This exercise was necessary due to security concerns that had disrupted the collation process in certain constituencies, making it impossible for officials to complete […]
Joyce Bawah Mogtari, the special aide to President-Elect John Dramani Mahama, says she expects the chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, to resign. Madam Mogtari says the current Commission, which is heavily partisan, needs a complete reset to restore integrity and credibility. Speaking on Channel One Television, Joyce Bawah Mogtari said the violence recorded […]
The certified voters register for the December 2024 elections will be ready in the first week of next month, the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced. The EC also plans to commence the printing of the ballot papers for the elections from tomorrow. The Chairperson of the EC, Jean Adukwei Mensa, who announced this at an […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will hold another Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. This was revealed in a press release issued by the commission on Monday, October 14. The meeting is expected to bring together key stakeholders in the electoral process to discuss important matters ahead of […]
The Electoral Commission has asked all political parties and other stakeholders in the general election to trust it to deliver a credible register and elections. “We assure you and the good people of Ghana, we are working tirelessly to ensure that the 2024 Election is free, fair, credible and transparent,” the Chairperson of the EC, […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has yet again rejected calls from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for a forensic audit of the Provisional Voter’s Register (PVR). The EC maintains that the legal and administrative processes established to clean the register have not been fully exhausted, and thus a forensic audit is not justified at this […]
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flag bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Monday morning filed his nomination form for the December 7, 2024 presidential election. He was the first aspirant to personally submit his presidential nomination form to the Electoral Commission for this year’s elections. He was accompanied by his wife, Samira Bawumia, and […]
The Director of Elections for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has raised concerns about the credibility of the Electoral Commission’s (EC) voters’ register ahead of the upcoming December 7 elections. Dr Edward Omane Boamah in a Facebook post claims that the current register is “unfit for purpose” and calls for a forensic audit or thorough […]
