NDC Sues EC Over Compilation of New Voters’ Register
The largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has sued the Electoral Commission over attempts by the electoral management body to compile a new voters’ register ahead of the 2020 general elections. In a writ filed by Lawyer Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, it explained that the EC lacks the power to go ahead with its plans because it can […]
EC wants to reject old voters ID cards and birth certificates for new registration
The Electoral Commission (EC) will not accept old voters ID cards as a a primary form of identification in the new registration exercise planned for April 2020. This will be enforced if the new proposal for amendment in the legislation for the registration currently before Parliament becomes law. The EC on Monday (March 16) sent […]
Blow to NDC, others as UG survey reveals 64.9% Ghanaians want new voters’ register
A whopping 64.9% of Ghanaians are in support of the Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new voters’ register for the December polls, a University of Ghana survey has revealed. The survey, conducted by the Political Science Department of the university, in December 2019, asked the 27,500 respondents a simple question, “The Electoral Commission intends to […]
13 political parties back EC’s new register move
Thirteen political parties calling themselves the Coalition of Political Parties have backed the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to compile a new voter’s register. The parties include the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), National Democratic Party (NDP), People’s National Convention (PNC), Convention People’s Party (CPP) among others. At a press conference held […]
EC Justifies New Voters Register Compilation
The Electoral Commission ( EC) has stressed the need for the compilation of a new voters register for the up coming general election adding that the exercise is not a waste of resources. The EC in its quest to compile a new voters’ register said it is committed to judiciously spending the about GH¢400 million […]
EC Limited voter registration begins today
Ghana’s Electoral Commission will today, Monday, 17 June 2019 begin the limited voter registration exercise. An injunction application against the exercise forced the election management body to put it on hold until after the court dismissed the case recently. The limited exercise will end on Sunday, 7 July 2019. READ ALSO: EC sets June 17 […]
EC sets June 17 for limited voters’ registration
The Limited Voters’ Registration is expected to take off on Monday, June 17, 2019. This follows the dismissal of an injunction application which sought to restrain the Commission from undertaking the exercise. The exercise is expected to end on Sunday, July 7, 2019. “The Electoral Commission announces for the information of the general public that […]
