The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is taking steps to strengthen the transmission and management of election results ahead of future elections through a review of Constitutional Instrument 127 (CI 127), which regulates the conduct of elections.

The EC’s Director of Electoral Services, Samuel Dottoh Kwaah, disclosed this during an inter-party dialogue organised by the National Peace Council in Accra.

According to him, the review will form part of measures to address challenges encountered during the 2024 general elections and improve the transmission and management of election results.

He said the Commission plans to introduce a dedicated portal through which scanned copies of election results can be transmitted, while maintaining the physical results.

“There’s a need to address some of the challenges from now on. In addressing some of these challenges, we have to come out with certain policies and plans to ensure that we don’t entertain what happened in 2024. The first thing will start from the collation centres on the way and manner people disrupt ballot papers and result forms because at that time we didn’t have a portal where the scanned results could be sent," he said on August 11.

“Going forward, the Commission plans to ensure that scanned results will be sent to a dedicated portal. When that happens, there’s a need to review C.I 127, which regulates the conduct of general elections. We’ll invite the political parties to come up with their inputs once the Commission has finalised the review of the C.I. The physical results will be maintained,” he added.

The EC’s proposed reforms are expected to enhance the security, transparency and efficiency of the results transmission process, while providing political parties with an opportunity to contribute to the review of the electoral regulations.

The Commission has not yet provided a specific timeline for completing the review of CI 127 or launching the proposed results transmission portal.