The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says it must be the collective responsibility of Ghanaians to ensure that the country has a register fit for purpose for the conduct of the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections.
Tag: Electoral Commission of Ghana
Supreme Court says no to use of old Voters ID in upcoming registration exercise
A panel of seven-member Supreme Court Judges has in a unanimous decision rejected the old voters’ identification card as proof of Ghanaian citizen to qualify an eligible voter to register in the upcoming voters registration exercise to be conducted by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana for the 2020 general polls.
35% of voter population will not register for new voter ID card – Survey reveals
35% of the current voter population will not risk their lives going to out to register if the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana goes ahead with its avowed aim to compile a new biometric voters register for the conduct of the 2020 general elections, the outcome of a survey by the Chamber for Local Governance […]
Existing voters ID are fruits of a ‘poisoned tree’ – EC tells Supreme Court
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana says it is unable to comply with the Supreme Court’s directive to clean the existing voters album by clearing all names of persons that used the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Card as proof of identify as Ghanaians to register because of challenges in identifying such names.
EC pilots registration of new voter ID nationwide
The Electoral Commission has commenced piloting the compilation of a new voter’s registration in parts of the country.
Reject C.I. with only NIA cards, passports for registration – Fulanis to Parliament
The Fulani Community in Ghana has appealed Parliament of Ghana to reject the Constitutional Instrument (C.I) that has been laid before it by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana and which spells out the requirements needed for registration by qualified voters.
New voters’ register: Register or regret – O. B. Amoah cautions opponents
As the Electoral Commission (EC) prepares to compile a new voters’ register for the 2020 general election, a Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Mr. O. B. Amoah has entreated eligible Ghanaians to actively take part in the upcoming voter registration exercise.
We won’t disenfranchise anybody in new voter registration exercise – EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has assured that under no circumstance will any Ghanaian who has attained the age of eighteen and meets all the requirements in registering for a new voters card will be turned away when the compilation of a new voters register takes off in June, 2020.
Arrest PNC Chairman Bernard Mornah over treasonable comments – Ati Mohammed
The General Secretary of the Peoples National Convention (PNC), Atik Mohammed, is demanding the arrest of the party’s National Chairman, Bernard Mornah, for allegedly threatening civil unrest in the country should the voters’ registration exercise being pursued by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana go as planned.
NDC shows signs of participating in new voters registration exercise; requests for training manuals from EC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has begun showing signs of participating in the compilation of a new voters register for the conduct of the 2020 general elections by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana.
New voters’ register wanted but not necessary – PPP
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has described as “wanted but not necessary” moves by the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana to compile a new voters’ register for the conduct of the 2020 general elections. According to the PPP, the compilation of a new voters’ register without the utilization of the National Identification System infrastructure is […]