The Electoral Commission (EC) has revealed that it has re-registered 52 percent of the over-56,000 deleted National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) registrants onto the electoral register. The deletion and re-registration exercise ordered by the Supreme Court according to the EC saw the re-registering of 29,550 persons “which represents 52 percent of the 56,772 deleted names.” … Read more
The Electoral Commission has ended a re-registration exercise that was to provide a second chance for those whose names were deleted from the voters register because they used a wrong ID to prove citizenship. The exercise, which spanned from August 5 – 12, was to enable more than 30,000 persons who were not able to … Read more
The first day of the extended re-registration of those whose names were deleted from the voters register because they had registered with National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) cards recorded a very low turnout. The re-registration exercise, which was supposed to have ended on July 28, 2016, had to be extended following calls, petitions and concerns … Read more
The extension of the re-registration exercise for persons whose names were deleted as part of list of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) registrants begins on Friday. The exercise, which runs from August 5 – 12, will take place in the 29,000 polling stations across the country. It is expected that over 30,000 persons who were … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has offered a second opportunity to deleted NHIS registrants, to get back onto the voters’ register ahead of the December polls. The EC had earlier explained that there is no indication that an extension would ensure more people are re-registered. EC’s Communications Director, Eric Dzakpasu, at a press conference last Friday … Read more
The Ashanti regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to extend the period of the re-registration which is part of the ongoing voters register exhibition to allow those whose names have been deleted to have enough time to re-register. According to the party, the EC failed to educate … Read more