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The pilot of the new voters’ register compilation has taken off in the Ashanti regional office of the Electoral Commission (EC). JoyNews’ Erastus Donkor Asare reports that a lot of voters gathered at the office of the EC to partake in the exercise. According to the reporter, security officers were …

Osei Kwame Griffiths, former boss of the National Identification Authority (NIA) under the John Mahama administration, has hauled the Electoral Commission (EC) before an Accra High Court, over its decision to procure items for the compilation of a new voters’ register for the December 2020 presidential and parliamentary polls. The …

Osei Kwame Griffiths, former boss of the National Identification Authority (NIA) under the John Mahama administration, has hauled the Electoral Commission (EC) before an Accra High Court, over its decision to procure items for the compilation of a new voter register for the December 2020 presidential and parliamentary polls. The …

Some political pundits have asked communication members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) if they will take part in the new Voters registration exercise following their opposition. The NDC has sworn to resist the EC’s decision to compile a new voters register despite several reasons given by the Commission. Many …

Eligible persons who turn up for the forthcoming voter registration scheduled to commence at the end of next month would receive their cards instantly, the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced. The instant delivery of voter identification cards is a novelty many Ghanaians would relish, considering the avoidance of the stress …

The Electoral Commission of Ghana says it will be adopting a ‘cluster system’ to ensure a smooth running of the upcoming voters’ registration exercise. The compilation of the new register which is now scheduled for last week of June will take place in over 33,000 polling stations. Giving further details during …

The founder of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai, was turned away from partaking in the Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held on Wednesday. Odike and another person he claimed to be the General Secretary of the UPP were sacked from the venue of the meeting organized by the …

The leadership of the Electoral Commission (EC) led by Madam Jean Mensa and her Deputy Commissioners have been likened to a ‘foolish’ King who refuses to heed to sound counsel. General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia, who spoke out strongly against the electoral body’s pig-headedness …

A Political scientist, Prof. Ransford Gyampo has urged the Electoral Commission to find ways of creating a friendly atmosphere in the political arena ahead of this year’s general elections. Speaking on Anopa Kasapa on Kasapa 102.5 FM, Prof Gyampo intimated that it’s not healthy for the Election Management Body to …

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability-ASEPA has taken the fight against the Electoral Commission’s (EC’s) quest to compile a new voter register to the supplier of the Biometric Verification Devices BVDs and BVRs, Thales Gelmatos. The Civil Society group is asking the Company to suspend any delivery of …