Election 2024: Electoral Commission Releases Certified Final Voters Register To Parties

• The Electoral Commission has given the final certified Ghanaian voters register to political parties
• The register contains the names of eligible voters for the elections set for December 7, 2024
• The commission earlier presented data showing that 708,282 new voters were added to the roll

The Electoral Commission has given the final voters’ register to political parties, marking a critical step in preparation for the 2024 elections.

The register contains the names of eligible voters for the upcoming elections in December this year.

The commission announced the development in a statement this week.

Speaking to political party representatives in Accra on Wednesday, November 6, EC Chairperson Jean Mensa highlighted the register’s critical role in promoting a transparent and credible electoral process.

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“I am pleased to note that all the issues have been resolved, and as we speak, we have no further issues regarding the final voters register,” she said.

Before this release, the provisional voters register had 18,772,795 valid voters.

The Electoral Commission data indicated that 9,690,173 of the voters are female, while 9,082,622 are male, with 708,282 new voters also added to the electoral roll.

In other data points, the commission noted that there are 332,110 transferred voters, 2,167 proxy voters, 32,974 applicants on the exceptions list, and 26,798 applicants on the multiples list.

The rocky road to a voters register

The path to the final register has been marred by accusations of rigging and protests, mainly from the National Democratic Congress.

The NDC claimed there were irregularities in the register and unsuccessfully called for an independent audit of the register.

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It said it was concerned that the register had been deliberately bloated ahead of the December polls.

The political party even embarked on a nationwide demonstration to demand the audit of the register.

Special voting scheduled for December 2, 2024

YEN.com.gh also reported that the EC will hold a special voting session for select professionals on December 2, 2024.

Individuals and organisations must submit applications between June 17 and July 1, 2024, to be eligible for special voting.

All prospective applicants for special voting have also been instructed to apply to their constituency returning officer.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh