Charlotte Osei Ghana’s election management body, the Electoral Commission (EC) has pledged to make the 2016 general election exemplary and the benchmark for all other elections in Africa. A recent
Bishop Warns EC
Bishop Dr. Prince Hampel BISHOP DR. Prince Hampel, founder and leader of Liberty Global Christian Church, has cautioned the Electoral Commission (EC) against doing things that could favour a particular
EC Engages Lawyers, Accountants For Polls
The Electoral Commission (EC) has engaged the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants with a view to having professionals from their folds to assist with the
Afenyo Markin Raises Alarm Over EC Proxy Vote
Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu Constituency in the Central Region, Alexander Afenyo Markin, has asserted that a section of the Electoral Commission’s (EC’s) statement about the proxy voting application
Elections 2016: EC To Introduce New Voting Booths
The new voting booth for the Dec 7, 2016 polls The Electoral Commission is to replace the existing cardboard voting booths with plastic ones for the December 7 presidential and
We Can’t Declare Wrong Election Results – EC Assures
Charlotte Osei, EC Chairperson The Electoral Commission (EC) has rejected results from a survey report which revealed that Ghanaians believe it  could announce wrong tallied results on Election Day. Speaking
NPP Raises Red Flag Over Registration
THE OPPOSITION New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region yesterday stormed the Electoral Commission (EC) regional office in Kumasi to protest over the snail-pace at which the continuous registration
NPP Youth Pledge To Police Ballot Boxes
The NPP Youth Wing in the Ashanti Region pledging to protect the ballot boxes on Election Day THE SNATCHING of ballot boxes and other illegal activities that characterized elections in
Supreme Court Election Petition Verdict Questioned
From left: Dr. Aggrey Darko, Kofi Bentil and Kathleen Addy Vice President of IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil has criticized the Supreme Court verdict that validated the election of John Dramani
EC Ordered To Delete 99 Voters From Volta
A magistrate court in Ho, the Volta Regional capital, has asked the Electoral Commission (EC) to delete 99 names of people believed to be non-residents from the voter register in
Biometric Machines May Fail On December 7 – CODEO
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO), has expressed worry about the possibility of biometric machines malfunctioning on Election Day. This is due to observations the coalition made during the
‘Foreign’ Voters Missing In Court
Some voters in the Ho West Constituency of the Volta Region who are suspected to be foreigners failed to appear before a magistrate court where a case was filed against
NPP Is Only Seeking To Harm The Good Reputation Of EC – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has accused the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) of embarking on a campaign to discredit the Electoral Commission, as a plot to reject the outcome of