The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced the online re-exhibition of the 2024 Provisional Voter Register from Tuesday, October 15 to Sunday, October 19, 2024. As assured during the Special IPAC meeting on October 1, this move allows registered voters to verify their details and report any discrepancies to the Commission …
Read More »Election 2024: Polling station results will be published on our website – EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) has pledged to enhance transparency by publishing the polling station results from the December 7th elections on its official website. This was confirmed by Dr. Bossman Eric Asare, the Deputy Chairman for Corporate Services, during an appearance on Joy News’ The Probe on Sunday evening. Responding …
Read More »Free, fair, credible and peaceful elections are hinged on trust – Alban Bagbin
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin (Alban Bagbin), has underscored the essential role of trust in ensuring free, fair, credible, and peaceful elections in Ghana. Speaking at the annual Speaker’s seminal lecture at the University for Development Studies in Tamale, he emphasized that good governance and credible elections are …
Read More »Network challenge mars EC’s mop-up voter registration exercise in New Juaben South
Network signal fluctuations hampered the mop-up voter registration exercise in the New Juaben South Municipality on Friday, leading the Electoral Commission (EC) to reschedule the registration of 12 individuals to Saturday, August 3, 2024. Mr. Abraham Dautey, the New Juaben South Municipal Technician for the EC, informed the Ghana News Agency …
Read More »Electoral Commission opens registration for special voting
The Electoral Commission (EC) yesterday opened applications for special voting for qualified institutions and individuals, which has been fixed for Monday, December 2, 2024. It will close the applications for qualified persons who have a just cause to be granted special voting rights to apply on July 1. The special voting …
Read More »V!olence at Ofaakor EC office: One pump-action gvn with four rounds of ammunition retrieved – Police
The Police have arrested two people in connection with a disturbance at the Ofaakor Electoral Commission Office near Kasoa in the Central Region on Sunday 2nd June 2024 at about 5am. The disturbance which ensued on Saturday over queuing before the commencement of the day’s activities at the EC office …
Read More »Electoral Commission debunks assertion that it is secretly registering voters
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has debunked allegations by a group known as Election Watch indicating that the EC has been secretly registering voters. Speaking at a press conference in Accra Tuesday evening (May 21), the Deputy Chairman of Operations of the EC said the argument made by the …
Read More »EDITORIAL: Coronavirus vaccine is Africa’s moonshot
A The United Kingdom provided the global community a leap of faith this week, rolling out the first mass vaccinations against Covid-19 in the western hemisphere. Amidst all the uncertainties, it is a remarkable achievement for humanity. The United States which has borne the brunt of the global case burden …
Read More »New Voter Register: EC Debunks Ashaiman MP’s Claim Of 21,000 Missing Names
The Electoral Commission (EC) has debunked claims that names of 21,000 voters have been deleted from the electoral roll in the Ashaiman constituency. Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Henry Norgbey had claimed that 21,000 names including his own could not be traced in the voter register in Ashaiman in …
Read More »Electoral Commission prays High Court to dismiss Ashaiman MP suit
The Chair of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, has written to the Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra to dismiss a suit brought before it by Member of Parliament for Ashaiman Constituency Ernest Henry Norgbey. Mr Norgbey had requested information on the processes that led …
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