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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 …

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If you kill people, is it the register that will go and vote? – Charles Owusu quizzes

Head of the Monitoring Unit of the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu, has advised Ghanaian electorates not to follow irresponsible comments by politicians to shed blood during the impending new voters’ registration exercise. The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) will at the end of June this year commence a registraion exercise aimed at …

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CI for new voter registration not ready – Majority leader

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has dismissed allegations that the Electoral Commission is preparing to compile a new voters’ register. According to him, the Constitutional Instrument (CI) which would give the elections management body the power to compile a new voters’ roll ahead of the December polls had not matured. “The …

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EC sets April for new voters register compilation

The compilation of a new voters register for the 2020 elections will begin on April 18, this year, the Electoral Commission (EC) has confirmed. The commission has also expressed the hope that it will complete the exercise by May 30, 2020. A Deputy Chairperson of the EC in charge of …

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New voters’ register: Hundreds join ‘Yenpini’ demo in Kumasi

Hundreds of protesters have poured onto the streets of the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi to join in the Inter-Party Resistance Against the New Voters’ Register demonstration. This is two out of three planned protests aimed at putting pressure on the Electoral Commission (EC) to abort its decision to compile a …

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New voter registration will begin in April – EC

The Electoral Commission says it will begin compiling the new voters register for the December 2020 elections in April. The commission added it hopes to end the exercise by the end of May. This was disclosed by the  Director of Electoral Services, Dr Serebour Quaicoe Tuesday “We want to start by …

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NPP trains agents on the new Voters registration exercise

The Ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is training its party executives and agents on the controversial new voter’s registration exercise, the Electoral Commission of Ghana intends to undertake. The training is to equip the capacity of party executives and agents to be meticulous during the exercise. The Eastern Regional Director …

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GH¢400m not for equipment only – EC justifies budget for new voters’ register

The Electoral Commission (EC) is defending the GH¢444,846,663 it is requesting for the compilation of a new voters’ register ahead of the 2020 general elections. The Commission is seeking budgetary approval from Parliament to enable it undertake its activities for the election period over claims that the existing register is …

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