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Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has temporarily been stopped from going ahead with a planned workshop on the controversial new voters’ register set to be compiled for the country’s polls in December this year. Despite the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus in the country and the ban on public gatherings, the …

Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC) Dr Serebour Quaicoe, says there is still a possibility that the current Voters’ Register will be used for the 2020 elections. This he said will be determined by the deadly COVID-19 which has forced the EC to halt its plans of …

Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Serebour Quaicoe has said in an interview that there will be no elections in 2020 if plans for the new register fails . The Electoral Commission (EC) has suspended the compilation of the new voters’ register over the coronavirus pandemic …

The Electoral Commission has been compelled to withdraw a Constitutional Instrument it laid in parliament two weeks ago. The CI which was was expected to give legal backing to the commission to compile a new register had defects which were highlighted at a meeting between the EC and the subsidiary …

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Citi FM, Samuel Atta Mensah has criticized the Electoral Commission (EC) over its decision to force through the compilation of the new voters’ register in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The Electoral Commission on Tuesday March 17 denied reports it has cancelled the …

The National Democratic Congres has sued the Electoral Commission at the Supreme Court over its decision to compile of a new Voters’ register ahead of the 2020 elections. The opposition party has consistently kicked against the decision by the election management body to compile a new Voters’ register but the …

The Electoral Commission has turned down a request by the Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey, for the provision of information on how the commission contracted its consultants. Ernest Norgbey through his lawyers based the request on the Right to Information Law. The MP wanted to know the processes …

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary aspirant for Nkwanta South, Richard Manuribe, has taken a swipe at the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa over her outfit’s insistence on compiling a new voters’ register despite several concerns raised. Richard Manuribe stressed that Jean Mensa’s position puts Ghana on a …

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has urged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and other political parties campaigning against the decision of the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voter’s register to allow the Commission to carry out its Constitutional mandate in peace. According to him, the various political …

The Electoral Commission has brought before the Council of state, the subject of a new voters’ register and the need for it. Despite stiff opposition and varied concerns raised by other parties in opposition, the Commission appears to be resolute in its compilation of a new register for the upcoming …