Audio By Carbonatix
The Electoral Commission is proposing daily registration as a means of addressing the challenges it faced during the voters’ registration exercise two years ago.
The Commission is currently meeting with the media and interest groups in Accra to assess the 2012 voters register as well as the electoral process.
Joy News' Michaela Anderson reported the Chairman of the EC Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan as saying that CI 72 mandates the Commission to register prospective voters on continuous basis.
To that effect he said, the EC will soon announce when the daily registration process will begin but hinted it may begin next year.
As part of the new proposals the EC says if a prospective voter is unable to provide a prescribed form of an identity card, two registered voters may be allowed to guarantee for the person before he or she will be allowed to vote.
But the General Secretary of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia is reported to have kicked against the new proposal.
He said the attestation procedure will only be entertained during the period of registration and not voting. He was emphatic that the no verification no vote system should be allowed to work.
In his presentation Deputy EC chair Amadu Sulley outlined the legal framework, data gathering and challenges confronted when putting together the register.
Latest Stories
-
Glasgow 2026: Azamati targets stronger showing in 100m semi-finals
2 minutes -
‘I fear for wee families’ – home heating oil jumps £100 in three weeks
3 minutes -
Two injured as armed robbers attack mobile money vendors in Central Region
4 minutes -
Speak it, preserve it, pass it on: Why Ghana must save its indigenous languages
6 minutes -
ICU-Ghana protests alleged VALCO sale, vows to protect jobs
6 minutes -
NPP bigwigs storm court for Wontumi’s plea negotiations in GH₵30m EXIM Bank case
12 minutes -
David and Goliath: The curse of top dogs and the innovative power of underdogs; “Am I a dog that you come at me with sticks?”
13 minutes -
CUTT demands transparency over GES teacher recruitment
17 minutes -
UHAS, GHS partner to strengthen nursing and midwifery leadership
22 minutes -
IFC convenes development partners to strengthen ESG collaboration and sustainability impact in Ghana
24 minutes -
Investigation after man’s body found in recycling centre
25 minutes -
KNUST Gender Inclusion Office seeks partnership with Gender Ministry
25 minutes -
Gender Minister pledges support for Police Wives Association after meeting with leadership
27 minutes -
Gender Ministry inaugurates a technical committee to review National Ageing Policy
29 minutes -
Law student charged over bomb faces bail delay
30 minutes