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EC begins inspection of political party offices

The Electoral Commission (EC) has begun inspecting all registered political party offices across the country to ensure that they operate in line with the Political Parties Law. This forms part of the mandates of the Commission as enshrined in the Political Parties Act 2000 (Act 574) to inspect political party offices …

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EC staff shot at Walewale

A staff of the Electoral Commission (EC) at Walewale is battling for his life after he was shot last night by gunmen suspected to be robbers. The EC officer, identified as Wisdom, was attacked at about 10:00 pm as he was returning home from an errand. The robbers, who attempted …

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Consideration of budget estimates for EC, Communications Ministry on hold

The Special Budget Committee of Parliament will not consider budget estimates for the Electoral Commission until the Chairperson of the commission appears before it. This is according to a member of the committee and Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim. The consideration of the budget estimates for the Ministry of …

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EC to accept only Ghana Card as proof of citizenship in next voter registration

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is ready to adopt the Ghana card as the only document to prove one’s citizenship in the next voter registration exercise. Dr Serebour Quaicoe, Director, Electoral Services at the EC, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that the Commission had already reached …

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These are the four issues on which EC has challenged Mahama to provide evidence

• The EC has responded to allegations of irregularities by John Mahama • The Commission has asked for evidence in relation to four major allegations • They have also asked police to probe the issues raised by Mahama The Electoral Commission addressed a press conference on Monday, October 25, 2021, primarily to …

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We’re not creating new constituencies – EC

The Electoral Commission on Friday said it has not created new constituencies and does not intend to embark on such exercise as being circulated on social media. Dr Bossman Eric Asare, the Deputy Chair-in charge of Corporate Services at the Commission, told the Ghana News Agency that no such decision …

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REVEALED! EC attempted creating an additional constituency prior to 2020 elections

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) attempted to submit a constitutional instrument in Parliament for the creation of an additional constituency prior to the December 7, 2020 polls, 3news.com has gathered. However, at the time the CI would have matured, the elections would have been held already. This forced some members of …

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EC denies NDC 1 million ballot claims

A claim by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that it intercepted one million extra ballots in the Ashanti Region in the heat of the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections has been rubbished by the Electoral Commission (EC), describing it as ‘pure lies.’ The NDC’s Director of Elections, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, …

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NDC’s electoral reforms: Mahama’s message to EC

Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his disappointment in the Electoral Commission’s (EC) refusal to receive the post-2020 electoral reform proposals submitted by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking in an interview on URA Radio in Bolgatanga, Mr Mahama said the Commission, in refusing to receive the proposals, asked …

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Split EC into two – NDC proposes

• NDC has proposed that the EC should be split into two • They said one will take care of the Regulation of Political Parties • The party also asked for amendment of Act 574 The opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC), in a proposal, has indicated that the electoral body should be …

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