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The second day of voting in the early voting exercise has come to an end with thousands of security officers, journalists and EC officials still left without casting their ballot. They did not find their names on the ballot and have left even more disappointed than they were before the came today.

Majority of them had been denied the opportunity to vote because they did not find their names in the register and its not clear if they will vote on December 7, 2016.

Correspondents across the country report today's special voting achieved little.

Komla Adom reports from Dome Kwabenya that polls have closed with only 70 out of the 288 persons expected to vote. Officials are collating the numbers. Presiding officer on standby same as polling agents (NDC and Npp)

In the Klottey Korle constituency a total of 1,397 were expected to vote. Only 997 voted on Thursday. A total of 400 were expected to vote but only 53 have voted as 4:08.

 

Problem-free spots

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Drama: An angry police officer has hurled chairs at a polling station center in Tamale Central close to the Tamale Regional Command. He could not find his name and vowed to disrupt the process if his need to vote is not addressed. A presiding officer and another have had to write down their statement following the incident.

Some anaylsis: It will take determination to find your name if you haven't. A journalist in Accra combed three voting centers last Thursday - Originally a registered voter at Assylum Down but by special voting rules, she was assigned to Kotobabi police station in Ayawaso Central. She couldn't find it. She was told by EC official at Kotobabi to go to Cantonment where she finally voted.

Some finger-pointing between the EC and security heads are to be expected in the coming days. If a registered special voter is unable to vote, it could be the names were not sent or the sent names were not added or the added names are scartered in a register somewhere. The key is where to find it and who to help you find it - hence your determination.

Problem spots

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1. Ablekuma North: At Darkuman police station, 36 out of 318 have voted. 12 turned away - Joseph Ackah-Blay

2. Techiman South: 23 out of 200 have voted. 30 turned away - Anass Assibit reports at 12:36pm

3. Cape Coast South: Heated exchanges at a polling station at the regional police command. 'It's so appalling'. In an interim response from the police, a book has been placed at the Command for frustrated officers to write their names so that the police on assignment on December 7 will be re-allocated to a constituency where they can hopefully find their names.  - Richard Kojo Nyarko reports

4. Amasaman District Office: The story remains the same. Officers hardly engaged. 137 eligible voters but only seven have managed to go through. NPP,NDC agents reject updated register so the old problematic register still in use.  It is doing the same thing and expecting different results. Officers told by presiding officer to try again on December 7 - Latif Iddrisu reports at 10:45am

5.  La Dadekotopon, Military Headquarters, Burma Camp:  About 2,200 special voters managed to vote last Thursday. At least 1,100 left to vote. A presiding officer says there are four diferent polling centers. At a polling center for 500 names only 100 found their names. Turn-out is high - as high as the turned away - about 400 soldiers go back frustrated. Same old problems, same old register, same old frustrations. Military has assured officers they will be allowed to go vote December 7 if their name is still not found on special voting list - Joseph Opoku Gapko reports at 10:50am.

6. Cantonment: At a polling station at Cantonment, a suburb of Accra, some unhappy police officers have vowed to vote before attending to their duties on the general voting day on December 7. A top police official who spoke to Joy News said he would be unable to dissuade his men from carrying out with their intention. - Kojo Manu reports at 10:40am

7. Tamale Central: Voting begins, drama of missing names not entirely over. Voting has just started but three people do not have their names on the register already. Some ten people who checked do not have their names - Martina Bugri reports at 7:30am approx

8. Back to Adenta: EC officials at Adentan have not been able to start the special voting exercise because they have not received a brand new roll from head office - Jennifer Akuamoah reports after 7:00am

 

 

One hour to start of voting

Coverage Begins!!! Voting is expected to begin at 7:00 am prompt. Our reporters across the country guages the mood at the various polling centres before 7:00 am.

At Adenta Abokobi Divisional  Police station Jennifer Akuapong reports that at 6:05 am there is only a canopy with no EC official present. But for three police officers, the place is quiet with no activity in contrast to what happened in the first early voting

Erastus Asare Donkor at Oforikrom Police station in the Ashanti Region reports that the EC officials came around 5:55 am to put five plastic chairs down but have left. At the moment, 6:06 am, there is no EC official present but at least three people  are ready to vote

In Tamale Hashmin Mohammed reports there is no EC official, no voter at his polling station. It doesn't look like a place for voting.

In the Eastern Region, Maxwell Kudeko reports from the Galloway canteen Polling station A and B in the New juaben South constituency that about five police officers are already in a queue before 6:00am eager to cast their ballot. The EC officials however came in after 6 am and are now putting the place in order.

At the Krowor Constituency in Accra, Esi Thompson reports that EC officials setting up around 6:25 am. Some Police officers are already waiting to vote. The parties polling agents are also observing proceedings with the Police at post.

 

If you try and don't suceed, try again: Second Early Voting set to begin

 

The Electoral Commission is mopping up over 30,000 special voters in a second round of early voting after a chaotic first across the country.

A drama of missing names of journalists, Electoral Commission officers and security officials ruffled what was supposed to be a smooth early voting exercise on December 1, 2016.

The special voters, numbering about 127,000 were given the privilege to vote six days before the actual voting day because they would be busy going about their official duties to ensure a smooth election for over 15 million others.

According to the Electoral Commission a little over 90,000 of the voters were able to cast their ballot but the remaining could not because they did not find their names on the register. Some cursed and swore to vacate their posts and vote on the election day if provision was not made for them to cast their ballot.

After a timely meeting with political parties, at an Inter Party Advisory Committee , (IPAC) the EC, for the first time, has decided to give a second chance, a second day, to the thousands of special voters who through no fault of theirs could not vote on December 1.

They will do that later today, hopefully under a less chaotic, and more organised environment.

EC boss Charlotte Osei says the first early election was a bitter lesson well learnt, hoping the second will be incident free.

It must be, for the sake of a peaceful country desirous of a peaceful and credible election on December 7.

Myjoyonline.com, your Election Headquarters  will give up to the minute information on the second  early voting exercise across the country and will give you a top of the game coverage of the NPP Agenda for change final rally at the Accra International Trade Fair Centre.