A former health Minister under the erstwhile Kufuor administration, Dr. Kwaku Owusu Afriyie, has raised an alarm over the function of the biometric device which would be used for the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections. The former minister under whose watch the National Health Insurance was introduced is indicating that the biometric device has not … Read more
The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit seeking to direct the Electoral Commission to declare the results of the Special Voting on the same day it was cast. The seven-member panel unanimously ruled that agreeing to the suit will compromise the secrecy of the special/early voting. The court chaired by Justice William Atuguba said “disclosing … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has apologised to the Supreme Court over the absence of any of the Commission members in court on November 9 when the writ to compel the EC to declare results on Special Voting commenced. Mr Amadu Sulley, EC Deputy Chairman in Charge of Operations, who rendered the apology said: “it was … Read more
The Supreme Court has ordered that the Electoral Commission (EC) cannot declare the results of the Special Voting to be cast on December 1, immediately after the polls. “If the results of the Special Voting were declared on December 1, ahead of the general poll on December 7, the sanctity and secrecy surrounding the elections … Read more
NPP Elder Dr Kwame Amoako-Tuffuor has urged members of the main opposition party to take the special voting seriously in this year’s general elections. Special voting or early voting is done days ahead of the December 7 polls every election year. It is organised for staff of the Electoral Commission, security officers, journalists and others, … Read more
Supreme court will give its judgement on the special voting case in which the plaintiffs are praying court to order the EC to declare special voting results on same day of balloting The Supreme Court is today, expected to give its judgment in the case seeking the Electoral Commission (EC) to declare Special Voting results on … Read more
The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an application brought before it by three citizens including Dr Kwame Amoako-Tuffuor, seeking an order to get the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) to count ballots immediately at the end of Special Voting. According to the Court, the counting and declaration of the results ahead of the general voting could … Read more
The Supreme Court has dismissed a case filed by Dr Kwame Amoako-Tuffuor of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), through which he sought the highest court of the land to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to announce results of the Special Voting on the same day such votes are cast. This means that votes cast … Read more
The Supreme Court has dismissed the lawsuit seeking an order to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to announce results of the Special Voting on the day of casting. According to the Supreme Court justices the reliefs being sought by the plaintiffs were inconsistent with the 1992 Constitution. The justices also indicated that the end special … Read more
The Supreme Court will today, Monday 14 November, deliver judgment on a suit filed by Dr Kwame Amoako-Tuffuor of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), through which he is seeking the highest court of the land to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to announce results of the Special Voting on the same day such votes … Read more
The Supreme Court will today, Monday 14 November deliver judgment on a suit filed by Dr Kwame Amoako-Tuffuor of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), through which he is seeking the highest court of the land to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to announce results of the Special Voting on the same day such votes … Read more
‘Skirt and blouse’ voting is a Ghanaian electoral term used to describe the phenomenon in which electorates votes for a presidential or parliamentary candidate of a particular party and voting against the other of same party. Analysis of Ghana’s 2012 elections reveals about 26 constituencies across the country voted skirt and blouse. On a regional … Read more
‘Skirt and blouse’ voting is a Ghanaian electoral term used to describe the phenomenon in which electorates votes for a presidential or parliamentary candidate of a particular party and voting against the other of same party. Analysis of Ghana’s 2012 elections reveals about 26 constituencies across the country voted skirt and blouse. On a regional … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has directed all Returning Officers and Presiding Officers to offer People With Disability (PWDs) other vulnerable people preferential treatment at the Polling Stations. In the handy book: “A Guide to Voters: Election 2016, Presidential and Parliamentary Elections,” made available to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, the EC directs Presiding Officers … Read more
The Supreme Court will today, Monday November 14, 2016 give its judgment in the lawsuit seeking an order to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to announce results of the Special Voting on the day of casting. Dr. Kwame Amoako-Tuffuor, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) went to the apex court seeking an order … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has swiftly moved to quash rumours some ballot papers for December’s presidential and parliamentary elections have been intercepted in the offices of a political party in the Upper West Region. Pictures emerged on social media on Saturday afternoon of sealed and partly opened packages containing booklets believed to be freshly printed … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has set the parameters for the determination of the validity of a ballot paper. ‘If a voter accidentally damages his or her ballot paper, for by tearing, dirtying it or if the ballot paper is severely torn when being removed from the ballot booklet, it must be cancelled and replaced. ‘The … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has directed all Returning Officers and Presiding Officers to offer People With Disability (PWDs) other vulnerable people preferential treatment at the Polling Stations. In the handy book: ‘A Guide to Voters: Election 2016, Presidential and Parliamentary Elections,’ made available to the Ghana News Agency in Accra, the EC directs Presiding Officers … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has denied reports that officials of the Ghana Police Service in the Upper Wet Region have intercepted large quantities of ballot papers in the region from some unknown persons in a political party office. In a circulated public announcement, the EC is calling on the general public to completely disregard the … Read more
Ghana’s Electoral Commission has denied speculations that some ballots were found at the office of a political party in the country. According to the EC the report is false and should be disregarded. “The Commission wishes to call on the general public to completely disregard the false claims by activists of some political parties that … Read more