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The Electoral Commission’s (EC) mop-up voter registration exercise begins Thursday, August 1, 2024, and will run through Saturday, August 3, 2024.
This three-day exercise aims to provide an opportunity for individuals who turned 18 after the recent Limited Voter Registration, as well as those who were previously unable to register, to have their names added to the voters' register.
The EC aims to register between 50,000 and 70,000 new voters during this period.
Registration will take place at 268 district offices, 26 public universities, and 41 prison centers across the country.
Earlier this year, from May 7 to 29, the EC conducted a Limited Voter Registration exercise, which resulted in the addition of 778,447 new voters to the register.
Of these, 408,332 were females (52.45%) and 370,115 were males (47.55%).
Currently, the provisional voters' register stands at 18,681,366.
To ensure stable internet connectivity during the online registration process, the EC has engaged the services of Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN).
Eligible applicants must present either a Ghana Card or a Ghana Passport as proof of eligibility.
In the absence of these documents, an applicant will require two registered voters to act as guarantors.
The EC has specified that guarantors can only guarantee for up to 10 voters, and those who have already guaranteed for 10 voters during the previous exercise cannot do so again during this mop-up exercise.
This policy is in accordance with Regulation 2 of CI 91, as amended by CI 126.
During the exercise, political parties are permitted to send their agents to observe the registration process.
The EC has advised these agents to conduct themselves professionally to ensure a smooth and incident-free exercise.
The EC has also urged parents and guardians to prevent children who are not yet 18 years old from attempting to register.
Registration centers will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day of the exercise.
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