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
An election is democratic when each ballot cast counts as one. Votes counted, are the votes cast. When one votes for candidate A that vote is counted as one vote for candidate A. If two people cast votes for candidate B those two votes are to be counted for candidate B. This did not happen … Read more
The challenges bedeviling the special voting exercise which has been dubbed Special Voting Wahala has left a good number of the electorate disappointed, if not frustrated. Ace broadcaster, Kwami Sefa-Kayi, host of Peace Fm Kokrokoo morning show is not left out in the so-called Special Voting Wahala. Sefa-Kayi on getting to his designated polling station in the Tema … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has ostensibly admitted it was responsible for the complications that marred the two phases of the special voting exercise. The special voting exercise ended yesterday [Sunday] amidst more reports of registered voters, mostly security personnel, being turned away because their names were missing from the special voting registers in their constituencies … Read more
The Electoral Commission has moved to calm the frustrations of early voters who could not cast their ballot in the special voting exercise, explaining they may get another chance. These voters were unable to vote possibly because their names were not transferred from the general voters register to the special voting list. The Head of … 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 Electoral Commission (EC) has ostensibly admitted it was responsible for the complications that marred the two phases of the special voting exercise. The special voting exercise ended yesterday [Sunday] amidst more reports of registered voters, mostly security personnel, being turned away because their names were missing from the special voting registers in their constituencies nationwide. … Read more
Ballot boxes containing cast ballot papers for the second round of special voting were Sunday transported in a private vehicle to safety due to unavailability of official vehicle. At the close of polls Sunday, Electoral Commission officials at the Tamale South Constituency in the Northern Region could not get official vehicle to transport the ballot boxes … 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
The special mop-up exercise to allow early voters who could not exercise their franchise in the special voting on December 1, 2016 recorded a low turnout in the Tema West and East constituencies, reports Della Russel Ocloo. Of the 880 registered special voters, 311 were supposed to have cast their ballot at the Tema West … Read more
The Electoral Commission has said persons who could not cast their ballot in this year’s special voting exercise can do so on 7th December general elections. The group of persons in this category include those who submitted wrong voter details for the early voting exercise to the Commission hence did not have their names on … Read more
Polls have closed nationwide on the second day of the Special Voting exercise with an assurance from the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) that those who were unable to vote will have a third opportunity on Wednesday, December 7. The exercise on Sunday took a similar turn to what happened on the first day, Thursday, December … 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
The second round of Special Voting across the country came on Sunday to allow people, mostly security personnel, who could not cast their vote in the first round on Thursday, the opportunity to exercise their franchise. Sunday’s exercise, which was occasioned by the issue of missing names on the special voting list Thursday, saw some … Read more
A police man who was angry over his inability to cast his ballot in the second round early voting violently disrupted the process at the Tamale Central Constituency in the Northern Region. The officer, whose name is yet to be disclosed is reported to have thrown away plastic chairs meant to be used by the … Read more
The Police Administration has urged police officers who could not cast their ballot during the Special Voting to exercise patience as the challenges being addressed. A statement signed by the Police Director of Public Affairs, Cephas Arthur, says personnel who were denied the opportunity to vote will do that on December 7. The Thursday’s Special … 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
An expert has advised that the numerous cases of ‘missing names’ from the Special Voters’ register should be investigated. Theodore Dzeble, a former Communications Officer for the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), said the situation has been embarrassing. Mr Dzeble made the suggestion in a discussion on 3FM on Sunday. The discussion was about … Read more