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
Some regions in the country have started receiving ballot papers for the parliamentary contest in the December 7 elections. Ultimatefmonline.com can exclusively report that the Upper East, Upper West and Northern regions received their ballot papers along with other logistics. The Electoral Commission (EC) earlier this week hinted it will be deploying materials across the … Read more
A Ghanaian professor based in the United States has launched a campaign to reduce the number of rejected ballots in Ghana’s election beginning with the 2016 edition. Dubbed the “rejected ballot challenge” Prof Stephen Kwaku Asare is hoping that through a comprehensive education programe the 2016 election will record less than one per cent of … Read more
About 65,000 voters are expected to cast their ballot in this year’s special voting on December 1, 2016. This will be six days before the general elections which comes off on December 7. The special voting on that day will start at 7am and end at 5pm at designated polling stations across the country. The … Read more
EC detects errors in special voting list The Central Regional Director of the EC, Mrs Philomena Adusei, explained that the list of voters given to the EC in the region for instance had some names of electorates who were to vote in other regions. The Electoral Commission (EC) has said that it has identified some … Read more
The Electoral commission (EC) has tasked Presiding Officers (PO) to take custody of the Biometric Verification Device (BVD), ballot boxes, ballot papers and all other materials required for the conduct of the December 7 polls. The PO is also mandated to supervise the work of Polling Assistants and promptly resolve any issues they may encounter … Read more
The Table below provides the percentage of rejected ballots from 1992 to 2012. It also indicates the target rejection rate for 2016. 1992 3.6% 1996 1.5% 2000 (R1) (R2) 1.8%; 1.58% 2004 2.2% 2008 (R1) (R2) 2.4%; 1.02% 2012 2.3% 2016 —— {target is less than 1%} A ballot is rejected if it is cast … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) in the Central Region says it has detected errors in the list of people who are to take part in the Special Voting in this year’s general elections in the region, noting it could disenfranchise the affected voters if not corrected. Director of the Commission in the Region, Mrs Philomena Adusei, … 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
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is taking steps to minimize the incidence of rejected ballots in next month’s elections. Head of Communications at the Commission, Mr. Eric Kofi Dzakpasu says the elections governing body is determined to ensure that candidates are credited with votes they deserve. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, he … Read more
A seven member Supreme Court Panel presided over by Justice William Atuguba has set Monday, November 14 2016, to deliver judgment on a suit filed by Dr. Kwame Amoako-Tuffuor, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and two others seeking to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to announce results of special voting on the … Read more
The Supreme Court has set the 14th of November to 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, to file memorandum of issues by the close of today. Dr. Kwame Amoako-Tuffuor, a member of the New … Read more
The Supreme Court will on Monday decide whether to order Ghana’s Electoral Commission to announce the results of the special voting in this year’s general elections and subsequent ones after close of polls the same day. Currently, per the C. I 94 cast ballots of special voting are sealed by the EC and the parties, … Read more
The Supreme Court has set the 14th of November to give its judgment in the seeking an order to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to announce results of Special Voting on the day of casting to file memorandum of issues by the close of today. Dr. Kwame Amoako-Tuffuor, a member of the New Patriotic Party … Read more
According to regulations governing the 2016, the notice of poll must be given not less than 30 days before a particular election. As far as positioning on the ballot paper is concerned, governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) have picked the third and fifth spot respectively on the parliamentary … Read more
A suit over the special voting exercise in the lead up to the December 7 polls has now taken centre stage at the Supreme Court, barely 24 hours after the court had put to rest the numerous suits over the disqualification of 12 presidential aspirants. At yesterday’s hearing of the suit, the apex court directed … Read more
The campaign for the 2016 Election has reached its peak with about a month to go. There is no doubt that the two major political parties who are in the hot race are doing everything within their powers to win the elections. Notwithstanding the gifts and monies being doled out to the electorate for their … Read more
In a sign that the legal team for the Trump campaign is aggressively laying the groundwork for potential legal challenges — big and small — lawyers have gone to state court in Nevada in an early vote dispute. They are suing Joe P. Gloria, the Clark County registrar of voters, over a decision they allege … Read more
In exactly four weeks from now, registered Ghanaians of voting age will get the opportunity to partake in choosing our national leaders for the next four years. The international community keeps lauding Ghana for her democratic credentials having gone through the four year cycle six times previously. As a son of the land, my head … Read more