The Electoral Commission (EC) has blamed the delays in releasing election results on the massive presence of party supporters at collation centres across the country. Addressing the media on Sunday, Deputy Chairman of Operations, Samuel Tettey, called for the immediate withdrawal of supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) […]
The Electoral Commission of Ghana, in a post on X, reported that “there has been no report of violence at polling stations.” However, there are several violent incidents reported so far, indicating that the 2024 polls is not peaceful as earlier reported. The Ghana Police Service, has this afternoon, arrested four persons namely, Majid Issah, […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has responded to a viral video circulating on social media that shows a purported copy of the Voters Register for Ahafo Ano 1 and 2 being transported in a white pick-up truck. The Commission has dismissed the video as misleading and unrelated to its operations. In a statement issued on December […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) is addressing multiple issues just eight days before Ghana’s December 7 elections, including shortfalls in ballot papers and discrepancies in serial numbers. These challenges have sparked concerns among stakeholders, prompting swift action by the EC to ensure transparency and fairness in the electoral process. The Commission has identified shortages in presidential […]
The Ghana Police Service has attributed the breaking of a seal on a bag of ballot papers meant for Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region to handling during packing and unpacking processes. The incident, which raised concerns about the integrity of electoral materials, was discovered on Friday during the distribution of ballot papers from the Eastern […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has uncovered discrepancies in the serial numbers on presidential ballot papers for the Berekum West and Berekum East constituencies in the Bono Region. In Berekum West, seven out of 100 booklets and one out of 25 booklets were found to have mismatched serial numbers between the ballots and their corresponding counterfoils. […]
Concerns over the integrity of electoral materials have surfaced following reports that seals on a bag containing ballot papers for Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region were allegedly broken, with visible signs of tampering on the zip. The incident came to light on Friday during the dispatch of ballot papers to various districts from the Eastern […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has destroyed defective ballot papers initially intended for the Ahafo and Volta Regions following the discovery of serialization errors. The destruction exercise was carried out on Thursday at Nsawam Adagyiri under strict supervision by representatives of political parties, the National Intelligence Bureau, National Security, the Ghana Police Service, and the Electoral […]
Joana Gyan Cudjoe, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for the Amenfi Central Constituency, has been disqualified from contesting in the 2024 elections by the Electoral Commission (EC). This follows an order from the Sekondi High Court, which issued an Interlocutory Injunction on May 31, 2024, in a case brought against her by Gyedu […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has addressed reports regarding the release timeline of the revised 2024 Provisional Voters Register (PVR), refuting claims by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the register would be made available within a week. In an October 8 statement signed by Samuel Tettey, the EC’s Deputy Chairperson in charge of Operations, the […]
