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EC’s reliance on Ghana Card inappropriate — Majority Leader

November 9, 2023 8:00 am Add a Comment

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has stated that it will be a challenge for the Electoral Commission (EC) to rely solely on the Ghana Card for voter registration. He said the ongoing challenges with the issuance of the Ghana Card … Read more →

EC not above criticism, but do so objectively – Jean Mensa

October 30, 2023 9:45 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it will welcome public scrutiny and criticism of its work, especially as the nation heads into a crucial election in 2024, however, this must be done with objectivity and candour. Mrs Jean Mensa, the Chairperson … Read more →

NDC fights EC over limited registration

August 31, 2023 7:03 am Add a Comment

Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has strongly indicated that the opposition party may challenge in court the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to limit the new voter registration exercise to the commission’s 268 … Read more →

EC to embark on registration exercise September 12

August 17, 2023 3:01 pm Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that the voters’ registration exercise for individuals who have reached the age of 18 will commence on Tuesday, September 12 to Monday, October 2, 2023, and will be conducted at all 268 district offices … Read more →

EC fixes June 27 for Assin North by-election

June 1, 2023 7:26 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission (EC) has fixed Tuesday, June 27, 2023 for the by-election in the Assin North Constituency of the Central Region. This follows a unanimous decision by the Supreme Court on Wednesday (May 17) declaring as unconstitutional, the … Read more →

Parliament notifies EC of vacancy in Assin North Constituency

May 31, 2023 7:04 am Add a Comment

Ghana’s Parliament has notified the Electoral Commission (EC) of a vacancy in the Assin North Constituency. A letter written to the Commission by the Clerk on Tuesday, May 30 said “In the exercise of the power conferred and the duty … Read more →

EC to lay new C.I before Parliament

February 9, 2023 8:13 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission (EC) is to lay before Parliament the new Constitutional Instrument (C.I), which is expected to regulate continuous voter registration in the country. The new CI titled: Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations, 2021, is seeking to make … Read more →

EC invites police to investigate Mahama’s claims of 1million thumb printed ballots

October 26, 2021 9:19 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission (EC) has called on the Police to investigate claims made by former President John Mahama that the commission thumb printed one million ballot papers to favour President Nana Addo Dankwa in the 2020 presidential election. At the … Read more →

EC denies NDC 1m ballot claims

September 2, 2021 12:17 pm Add a Comment

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 … Read more →

EC releases presidential election results from 7 regions

December 9, 2020 8:19 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said that it has received results from 14 regions and out of that, seven of them have been certified. The remaining seven results are going through the certification process and would be released immediately that is done. The … Read more →