Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has launched its nationwide voter exhibition exercise, starting today, August 20, and running until August 27.
Dr Bossman Asare, Deputy Chairman of the EC in charge of Corporate Services, explained during a press conference on Monday, August 19, that the exercise offers voters the opportunity to update the voter register.
He said, registered voters can request the inclusion of omitted names, object to names in the register, and request the removal of deceased persons.
He urged registered voters to actively participate in the exercise to help the Commission create a credible voter register for the 2024 general elections. The exhibition also allows citizens to object to the names of minors and foreigners, as well as individuals who are not residents in the electoral areas where they registered.
The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that the nationwide voters exhibition exercise will start from August 20 to 27.
According to the Deputy Chairman of the EC in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Bossman Asare, the exercise is to help voters locate their respective polling stations.
This way, on December 7, he said it would be easier for individuals to go to their centre to cast their ballot, thereby making the process stress-free.
Speaking at a press briefing on August 19, registered voters can request the inclusion of omitted names, objection to names of voters in the register, removal of names of deceased voters from the register, replacement of poor quality or damaged voter ID cards from the register, correction to wrong spelling of names, and amendment to other registration details, among others.
“The exhibition exercise also provides an avenue for qualified citizens to object to the names of minors, and foreigners. By minors, we mean those who are not 18 years old.
In addition, qualified applicants can object to the names of persons who are not residents in the electoral areas where they registered.”
“The commission is again entreating all registered voters, especially those who registered in the 2024 limited registration exercise at the district offices of the commission and selected electoral areas, as well as during the mop-up exercise, to visit the exhibition centres to ascertain whether they were assigned to the correct polling stations or not,” he said.
The Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, also noted that police officers will be deployed to ensure that order prevails at the various voter exhibition centres.
“We urge the public to patronise the exercise. Go there if you are very concerned, and if there is any security concern, speak to our officers on the ground, and we will deal with it humanly in a way that will satisfy everybody.”
