EC Says It Would Announce Presidential Results At Regional Headquarters First
- Dr Eric Bossman Asare said the Electoral Commission planned to announce presidential results at the regional level first
- He said this proposed idea was being made to promote transparency in the electoral processes and build electorate trust
- He outlined the plan at the launch of the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers monitoring system in Accra today
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The Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Eric Bossman Asare, has disclosed that the presidential results in all 16 regions would be declared at the commission’s regional headquarters before being announced at the national headquarters.
This procedure differs from the previous method, in which only parliamentary results were announced at the polls, and presidential results were announced at the national headquarters.
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Dr Asare said this departure was intended to improve transparency during the polls and prevent any confusion.
He said the various political parties and other stakeholders had been amply informed of the processes to prevent any misunderstanding.
The Deputy Chairperson of the EC made the announcement at the launch of the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) monitoring system in Accra on Thursday, October 16, 2024.
He said the EC was committed to ensuring a free and fair election and had thus taken steps to ensure that the public’s confidence in their processes does not wane.
“So what the commission is doing is that we are going to announce presidential results for each region. We will announce presidential results for each region. And the parties are well aware,” he said.
EC commences online PVR exhibition
The Electoral Commission also commenced its online re-exhibition of the provisional voters’ register from Tuesday, October 15, 2024 until Saturday, October 19, 2024.
In a statement dated October 14, 2024, the EC stated that the decision to re-exhibit the voter register stemmed from concerns about discrepancies sighted during the first exhibition.
Thus, the EC has encouraged voters to verify their details free of charge using the shortcode *711*51#. Voters can also check the EC website: https://ec.gov.gh.
Apea-Danquah sues EC
YEN.com.gh reported that Samuel Apea-Danquah has sued the commission after he was disqualified from the December 7 polls.
The Yellow Ghana founder is the latest presidential aspirant to drag the EC to court over being eligible for Ghana's 2024 election.
Apea-Danquah has urged his supporters to keep the faith in him while he prepares to battle with the commission in court.
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