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EC to update Parliament on how it was preparing for 2020 elections

May 22, 2020 7:34 pm Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission (EC) is to brief Parliament next week on measures it is taking to conduct the 2020 general elections, the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said. Speaking in Parliament on Friday, he stated that he engaged members … Read more →

New voters register to save country over GH¢173m – EC

January 20, 2020 9:40 am Add a Comment

Procuring a new biometric voter management system (BVMS) and compiling a new voters register will save the country GH¢173.07 million, compared to upgrading the current system, the Electoral Commission (EC) has stated. Whereas it will cost the commission $19 million … Read more →

Mahama calls for transparency in EC’s operation ahead of 2020 polls

December 20, 2019 9:54 am Add a Comment

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama is urging the Electoral Commission to be transparent in its activities with political parties ahead of the 2020 elections. He said the EC must ensure that all political … Read more →

EC cancels early voting for media

December 11, 2019 8:37 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission has canceled its arrangement to get media personnel vote early on December 10, ahead of the district assemblies and local level elections. Media personnel are usually added to the lists of groups of people who partake in … Read more →

Yellow for YES, dark brown for NO – EC on election of MMDCEs referendum

October 22, 2019 8:28 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission (EC) has decided to use the colour yellow to depict a YES vote and dark brown to depict a NO vote on the ballot paper in the upcoming December 17, 2019 referendum for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal … Read more →

EC and stakeholders to discuss reduction in voting time

September 11, 2019 7:42 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission is to start discussions with political parties and stakeholders to reduce the voting duration by an hour as a proactive measure to reduce tension, suspicion, guarantee the security of ballot and electoral officials. If the stakeholders agree … Read more →

EC resumes replacement of lost ID cards

August 8, 2019 8:34 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will from Thursday, August 8, 2019, resume the replacement of lost Voter ID Cards. The replacement exercise is to be conducted in all district offices of the Commission nationwide. A statement issued … Read more →

EC sold voters data to private firm without an agreement – Auditor-General

June 27, 2019 11:13 am Add a Comment

The Electoral Commission (EC) sold voters data to a local software development company without an official agreement, a special audit report carried out by the Auditor-General has revealed. According to the report, BSystems Limited obtained the data from the EC … Read more →

EC can’t rig elections, not even for my father – Jean Mensa to critics

May 22, 2019 9:05 am Add a Comment

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa has discounted claims that her outfit is capable of rigging an election. “It is not possible to rig the elections, even if my father is running for President,” she said. Jean … Read more →

EC pledges to pay staff allowances

April 29, 2019 2:55 pm Add a Comment

THE ELECTORAL Commission has pledged to pay the delayed allowances of temporal staff it recruited for the referenda for the creation of the six new regions. Chairperson of the Commission, Jean Mensa, made the promise when she appeared before the … Read more →