The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has raised fresh concerns regarding the special voting list provided by the Electoral Commission. It would be recalled that the NPP threatened to picket at the Commission’s headquarters last week if it refuses to release the list of special and proxy voters to them. The party indicated that several … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has raised fresh concerns regarding the special voting list provided by the Electoral Commission. It would be recalled that the NPP threatened to picket at the Commission’s headquarters last week if it refuses to release the list of special and proxy voters to them. The party indicated that several … Read more
The chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Madam Charlotte Osei has told Editors forum in Accra yesterday that her outfit had no option but to charge media practitioners who are applying for accreditation to cover the December 7 election, because the Commission lacks funds to print the accreditation free of charge. Journalists have been asked by … Read more
The Electoral Commission of Ghana is giving conflicting figures about the number of people who will be voting by proxy in this year’s general elections, General Secretary of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Murtala Muhammed, has said. This follows a revelation by EC Chair Charlotte Osei on Thursday that only 534 people will be voting … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) says the credibility of the general elections would be guaranteed if the media hold accountable persons who make disparaging claims against the polls. EC boss, Charlotte Osei said the electoral process should not be seen as the work of only the Commission but that the media and political parties have equal … Read more
Concerns are being raised about the possible manipulation of the proxy voters’ list by the Electoral Commission (EC). Director of Elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, who has raised the alarm, questioned the continuous delay by the EC in releasing not only the proxy voters’ list but also those for special … Read more
Concerns are being raised about the possible manipulation of the proxy voters’ list by the Electoral Commission (EC). Director of Elections of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, who has raised the alarm, questioned the continuous delay by the EC in releasing not only the proxy voters’ list but also those for special … Read more
Today, 15 September, is International Day of Democracy (IDD). It is the ninth commemoration since 2007 when the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 62/7, deciding that every 15th September should be observed as the international Day of Democracy. Last year, 2015, the IDD focusing on “Space for Civil Society”, emphasized the role of ordinary … Read more
The Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA) has expressed apprehension over the Electoral Commission’s (EC) handling of the ongoing proxy voting application process. The Alliance said the provision in the process that makes it open for both the applicant and the proxy to be able to pick the application form will “open the floodgates for … Read more