The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) has begun the training of more than 1,000 election observers across the country to equip them with the needed knowledge and skills of reporting voting proceeding during the elections. The Institute would deploy election observers on the field across its ten regional situation rooms to report back on the … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) as part of efforts to ensure that voters are not disenfranchise has asked potential voters to text their ID numbers to the short code #6363 for information on where they can vote. The EC in clarifying what could have accounted for some people not being able to vote, the EC said … Read more
The second round of Special Voting ended with frustration and anger as members of security agencies, journalists and some polling officers could still not cast their ballot. The names of thousands of these eligible voters could not find their names in the voters register despite assurances by the Electoral Commission. About 34,000 individuals were expected … Read more
The total turnout for the two phases of the special voting exercise was 101,014, according to provisional figures from the Electoral Commission (EC). This figure represents 79.29 percent of the 127,396 registered special voters. The figure for the number of registered special voters’ has however risen from 126,875 to the 127,396 per a statement from … Read more
The Military High Command has made special arrangements to enable officers and men of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), who could not vote on the two designated days for special voting to vote on December 7, 2016. A special form has been placed at the Burma Hall voting centre at Burma Camp to enable affected … Read more
Popular Broadcaster Kwame Sefa Kayi has expressed frustration that he could not cast his ballot because his name has not been found on a list of special voters list. This is the second time he has encountered this problem as several hundreds have been turned away from voting centers with the same problem. The special … Read more
Ghana’s Electoral Commission has absolved itself of any blame in the issue of missing names of some security personnel and others that characterised the nationwide Special Voting exercise in this year’s general elections. Hundreds of special voters engaged for electoral duties on December 7 could not cast their vote in the first round of special … Read more
(File photo) They claim the mishap is a deliberate attempt by the EC officials Some security officers in the Tamale Central constituency in the Northern region have vandalised voting materials over their missing names on the second round of special voting. The officers numbering about twenty reportedly kicked ballot boxes, booths and other essential materials … Read more
Some persons who are supposed to take part in the phase two of the special voting exercise organised on Sunday, 4 December have once again been prevented from voting because their names were not on the list. Some security officers, media personnel and Electoral Commission officials were unable to vote on 1 December because their … Read more
The second phase of the special voting exercise is currently underway in designated polling stations in all 275 constituencies in Ghana. The Electoral Commission had to extend the voting day to make room for those who could not vote as a result of challenges in the December 1 voting to cast their ballots. However, today’s … Read more
Security officers, who did not find their names in the voters’ register on the second day of Special Voting at Tamale Central, have threatened to stop the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) from going ahead with the exercise if their names are not found. They claim the EC has failed in organizing the exercise and suspect … Read more
By Bright Simons The 2012 elections recorded a lot of irregularities as exposed on live TV for all Ghanaians to see, courtesy of the petition. Some have wondered whether this is merely because of the additional scrutiny, but few have bothered to look into the data for hints of another theory. In the 2008 elections, … Read more
The first day of the special voting exercise recorded a turnout rate of 72.69 percent representing 92,231 of 126,875 registered persons, according to provisional figures from the Electoral Commission (EC). This was achieved regardless of the challenges that plagued the exercise, compelling the Commission to set aside another day on Sunday December 4, for persons … Read more
Voters in Ghana have over the years not been serious with the electoral process and that has cost the country several millions of Ghana cedis, Theophilus Tetteh Chaie, Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central has said. According to him, the challenges that bedeviled the special voting exercise on Thursday, 1 December could be attributed to … Read more
The Police administration has directed all unit commanders to allow their subordinate staff to participate in the special voting exercise on Sunday. The Electoral Commission (EC) together with stakeholders, at an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Thursday evening, decided to extend the special voting exercise to Sunday, December 4, to allow persons who … Read more
The Police administration has directed all unit commanders to allow their subordinate staff to participate in the special voters’ registration exercise on Sunday. The Electoral Commission (EC) together with stakeholders, at an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting on Thursday evening, decided to extend the special voting exercise to Sunday, December 4, to allow persons … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has once again reaffirmed its readiness for the general elections on December 7, 2016, barely a day after the early voting exercise was fraught with challenges. The Commission says security at the polling stations on December 7, will be maximized, with provisions made for persons with disabilities to vote without impediments. … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has once again reaffirmed its readiness for the general elections on December 7, 2016, barely a day after the early voting exercise was fraught with challenges. The Commission says security at the polling stations on December 7, will be maximized, with provisions made for persons with disabilities to vote without impediments. … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has once again reaffirmed its readiness for the general elections on December 7, 2016. The Commission says security at the polling stations will be maximized, with provisions made for persons with disabilities to vote without impediments. The EC has also reiterated that biometric verification will be used concurrently with a manual … Read more
Yesterday’s Special Voting exercise offered Ghanaians an opportunity to put the December 7 preparedness of the Electoral Commission (EC) to the test. The result was an appalling ‘fail.’ Most security personnel were so incensed about their looming disenfranchisement that they resorted to open grumbling and threats to vote first before turning to their Election Day … Read more