The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will be consulted by the Electoral Commission (EC) regarding the postponed results of the parliamentary election in the Ablekuma North Constituency. During an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting last ...
Read More »An EC official in Bono East was arrested for an electoral offence.
Dery Joseph, an Electoral Commission (EC) official, was arrested by the Ghana Police Service for suspected electoral misconduct at the Kintampo South Constituency in the Bono East Region. The suspect is under investigation by the police for allegedly distributing about ...
Read More »Polls for the 2024 election are open nationwide.
As Ghana prepares to hold its eagerly awaited general election to choose a president and 276 lawmakers, voting has begun nationwide. With 12 people running for president, many consider this election to be among the most contested in Ghana’s history. ...
Read More »On December 7, NDC cautions EC against using washable indelible ink.
Ahead of the general elections on Saturday, December 7, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has encouraged the Electoral Commission (EC) to rectify any outstanding concerns from the special voting process. The party voiced its displeasure, pointing out issues with the ...
Read More »14 regions are holding special voting in the early poll.
In 14 of the 16 areas, hundreds of security guards, emergency service workers, and representatives of the Electoral Commission are participating in the special voting process. Due to a vote paper error that forced the Electoral Commission to order a ...
Read More »Due to a ballot leak, special voting for the Western and Eastern regions has been rescheduled for Thursday.
Due to an incident that compelled the Electoral Commission to issue a recall and reprint ballots for the two areas, the Western and Eastern areas will not participate in Monday’s special election on December 2. There are 131,478 voters on ...
Read More »Kpessa-Whyte claims that the EC is hiring NPP members for positions on election day.
Prof. Michael Kpessa-Whyte, a political scientist at the University of Ghana’s Institute of African Studies, has expressed concerns regarding the Electoral Commission’s (EC) readiness and openness in the run-up to the elections. He claimed that the electoral process may have ...
Read More »Everything you need to know about the special voting on Monday, December 2, 2024
On Monday, December 2, 2024, special voting for the 2024 general election will take place. Voting will begin at 7 a.m. and end at 5 p.m. Members of the media, election officials, and security agencies assigned to Election Day tasks ...
Read More »IGP warns: Don’t be exploited for electoral wrongdoing; you will face consequences.
As the December elections draw near, Inspector General of Police George Akuffo Dampare has cautioned the public against being used for political purposes. He issued a warning that those who engage in such behaviour will be subject to the full ...
Read More »Due to inaccurate serial numbers, EC will reprint ballots for the Ahafo and Volta areas.
Due to inaccurate serial numbers, the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that all ballots for the Volta and Ahafo regions will need to be reprinted. At an emergency IPAC meeting on Friday, 15 November, Samuel Tettey, the EC’s Deputy Chairman ...
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