EC begins exhibition of voters register today

The Electoral Commission (EC) has begun a nationwide exhibition of the voters register today.

The exhibition exercise which starts today, September 10, 2019, is expected to end on Tuesday, September 17, 2019.

Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission, Dr Bossman Asare in a press conference stated that this "exhibition exercise is to allow for prospective voters verify if their details (names, age, sex, etc were properly captured during the registration exercise and make requests for amendments or insertions where necessary".

He further said work starts from 7am to 6pm each day including Saturdays and Sundays, entreating the public to visit any of the 3,702 polling stations to do these cross-checks.

Dr Bossman Asare noted that this exhibition exercise underway has the compilation of 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2019 voters registers.

He, therefore, urged the public to show keen interest in the exercise so the EC can update and produce a credible voters register for the upcoming District level elections.

However, a referendum is to be carried out to equally "allow political parties to participate in local level elections by sponsoring and campaigning for district-level elections candidates".

"Most people are of the view that the referendum is on the election of MMDCEs. The amendment of Article 243(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana will allow for the election of MMDCEs by citizens...this upcoming referendum is on to amend Article 55(3) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana to introduce a multi-party system of elections at the local level", Mr Asare said.