The Electoral Commission (EC) cannot be blamed for the challenges being faced by voters in finding their names on the special voting list, the deputy communications director of the commission, Yusif Ayuba has stated.Over a hundred thousand electorate are participating … Read more →
The special voting exercise takes off Thursday 1st December, 2016 and the Electoral Commission has already indicated its preparedness to ensure a smooth process. Over 127,394 special voters, made up of security personnel, electoral commission officials and the media, will be casting … Read more →
At least 13,000 new names have been added to the special voters list, the Electoral Commission has confirmed. Deputy Commissioner in charge of operations Sulley Amadu said the new figure is now hovering around 127,934 voters, up from the 114,813 … Read more →
Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency in the Central Region on the ticket of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has alleged that the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) is conniving with the EC and … Read more →
Ghanaian journalist, Kwame Sefa-Kayi, has described the Electoral Commission’s decision to charge journalists willing to cover this year’s election as “shameful” and “unfair”. According to him, the decision by the country’s electoral body “makes no sense” and may force some … Read more →
The Electoral Commission (EC) has apologised to the Supreme Court over the absence of any of the Commission members in court on November 9 when the writ to compel the EC to declare results on Special Voting commenced. Mr Amadu … Read more →
The hope of Paa Kwesi Nduom joining the 2016 presidential race is still deem as the Electoral Commission has identified 105 more errors in their nomination forms. The flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) was disqualified because one of … Read more →
The Supreme Court in a unanimous decision yesterday ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) headed by Charlotte Osei, to allow the 12 disqualified presidential candidates to correct errors on their nomination forms ahead of the December polls. The seven-member panel of … Read more →
An Accra High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to afford the Progressive People’s Party candidate Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom the opportunity to make the necessary corrections on their nomination form.According to the Court, the EC did not afford the … Read more →
The Electoral Commission has told NanaKonaduAgyeman Rawlings, flagbearer of the National Democratic Party (NDP) in plain words that, it cannot rescind its decision to disqualify her. In a letter to the Electoral Commission through her solicitors, Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa&Ankomah, the NDP … Read more →