The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) will provide new ballot boxes for the continuation of the Special Voting exercise on Sunday, December 4. As a result, political parties will also provide new seals for the additional boxes. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday, December 1 after the exercise – originally scheduled for that … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has said it will use new ballot boxes for Sunday’s extended special voting exercise. The commission said it will also ensure the security and safety of all the ballot boxes used in the first special voting exercise on Thursday, December 1. A Deputy Director of Communications at the Electoral … Read more
Representatives of the various political parties have been granted access by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana to inspect the ballot boxes used in the Special Voting exercise on Thursday, December 1, 2016, and are kept in the Police Amory. The access granted takes effect from Friday, December 2, to Wednesday, December 7, 2016 when … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has granted permit to agents of all the political parties and Returning Officers to inspect the biometric verification devices (BVDs) that were used in the Special Voting exercise on Thursday, December 1, 2016. The exercise which will take place on Friday, December 2, 2016, is to enable these agents … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana says it will provide new ballot boxes for the Special Voting exercise that has been extended to Sunday, December 4, 2016. Just like in any general elections, the political parties will provide their seals for these new ballot boxes. Security personnel as well as some other civilians who registered … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) is unhappy with the Electoral Commission’s handling of the special voting exercise Thursday. Speaking on Eyewitness News, the NPP’s Campaign Manager, Peter Mac Manu said, “all I can say for now is that we are not satisfied with what happened at the special voting exercise.” Mr. Mac Manu was speaking before … Read more
Child Rights International, a non-governmental organisation has urged the on security agencies to arrest people who attempt to use children to foment violence during the December 7 elections. It said the security agencies should ensure that children rights are not violated during the election period, especially, in communities described as flash points. Speaking at a … Read more
Any security officer who misses Sunday’s window of opportunity to exercise his franchise in the second round of special voting will not be allowed to vote on December 7, the Electoral Commission has explained. At an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee [IPAC] meeting Thursday, the EC said Sunday’s round of voting will be the last for … Read more
Any security officer who misses Sunday’s window of opportunity to exercise his franchise in the second round of special voting will not be allowed to vote on December 7, the Electoral Commission has explained. At an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee [IPAC] meeting Thursday, the EC said Sunday’s round of voting will be the last for … Read more
Special voters who could not cast their ballots today due to technical challenges on the part of the Electoral Commission will be given the opportunity to do so on Sunday, December 4. This was agreed upon at an emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held on Wednesday evening. Citi FM gathered than many special voters … Read more
It is a fact that most Ghanaians have confidence in the Electoral Commission (EC) in organizing credible elections but some events leading to the December elections have given the general public and stakeholders the cause to suspect and insinuate rigging and insults the EC. This is because most of these events could easily be averted … Read more
With preparation towards the 2016 elections at fever pitch, the Electoral Commission (EC) and three political parties say they have done all within their power for successful polls. On the special voting which comes off on Thursday, December 1, 2016, the Head of Communications at the EC, Mr Eric Kofi Dzakpasu, told the Daily Graphic … Read more
Three of the political parties contesting this year’s general election have expressed concern that the presidential and parliamentary elections will not be free and fair. According to the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), the People’s National Convention (PNC) and the National Democratic Party (NDP), “free and fair elections do not happen on voting days; they happen … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it has uncovered yet another grand scheme by its opponents to rig the December polls. According to the party’s Director of Elections, Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah, they have uncovered a major security breach at Innolink, the printing house in charge of producing ballot papers for Greater Accra and Volta … Read more
Some political parties are protesting a move by the Police command to grt recruits added to the list of persons who will be participating in the special voting exercise for this year’s elections although the period for the compilation of the list has ended. A memo intercepted by the citifmonline.com indicated the Ghana Police Service … Read more
Some political parties are protesting a move by the Police command to grt recruits added to the list of persons who will be participating in the special voting exercise for this year’s elections although the period for the compilation of the list has ended. A memo intercepted by the citifmonline.com indicated the Ghana Police Service is … Read more
The Convention People’s Party (CPP), has said it is against the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to print excess pink sheets which will not have serial numbers embossed on them. The political parties, especially the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed concerns with the EC’s decision to print some three thousand excess unmarked pink sheets for … Read more
The Convention People’s Party (CPP), has said it is against the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to print excess pink sheets which will not have serial numbers embossed on them. The political parties, especially the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has expressed concerns with the EC’s decision to print some three thousand excess unmarked pink sheets for … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) started the printing of pink sheets for the 2016 elections today [Thursday] but is yet to decide on whether to hold the emergency Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting requested by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over alleged illegalities in the process. In a statement released on Tuesday, the NPP requested the emergency meeting of … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as unfounded allegations by the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) that the Electoral Commission (EC) is printing pink sheets without serial numbers. The NPP in a statement on Tuesday said it was informed by Aero Vote, the company contracted to print the pink sheets that there would not … Read more