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The Electoral Commission (EC) has yet again rejected calls from the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for a forensic audit of the Provisional Voter's Register (PVR).
The EC maintains that the legal and administrative processes established to clean the register have not been fully exhausted, and thus a forensic audit is not justified at this stage.
This stance was communicated in a letter addressed to NDC Chairman, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, following the party's petition submitted after a demonstration on September 17.
"As a Commission, we are of the view that the existing legal and administrative processes for cleaning the PVR have not been fully exhausted to justify the call for a forensic audit," the EC stated.
Read also: NDC presents petition to Parliament
The EC reiterated its commitment to delivering its mandate, urging the NDC and the public to trust the established processes for addressing any concerns with the register.
The EC further assured the NDC and the general public that it has addressed the majority of discrepancies identified in the Provisional Voter's Register.
It added that this process, which was successfully executed during the 2020 general elections, will once again be repeated for the upcoming 2024 elections.
Read also: All NDC’s identified anomalies have been corrected – EC
To foster collaboration and transparency, the EC has extended an invitation to the NDC to join in a discussion table.
This dialogue, the EC believes, will provide an opportunity for the NDC to see firsthand the steps taken to resolve the discrepancies.
The EC's response also addressed issues about the illegal transfer of votes announcing that its District Officer at Pusiga in the Upper East Region has been sacked regarding the 38 illegal transfers which has since been rectified.
On the demand for a re-exhibition of the voter's register, the Commission said due to limited time it cannot hold a physical exhibition exercise but will allow an online exhibition of the register until election day.
Read the full response below:
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