The Power of a Signature - Natural or Procedural Justice

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Osabere kotoko 12 years ago

This would have been more persuasive if it were the voters who failed to sign. Should you curtail the rights of innocent people who had no hand or interest in the infractions of corporate bodies? Think about this in terms of ...
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This would have been more persuasive if it were the voters who failed to sign. Should you curtail the rights of innocent people who had no hand or interest in the infractions of corporate bodies? Think about this in terms of natural justice and even procedural and do you want to add the rule of law plus constitutional rights of those who discharged their obligations vis a vis state agents, including NPp scrutizers.
Ernest 12 years ago

if party agent sign, but returning officer failed to sign does it make it invalide?
Then Ghana will be doom forever bcos people can easily ignore their signature to favor his favority party and we will never going to have el ...
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if party agent sign, but returning officer failed to sign does it make it invalide?
Then Ghana will be doom forever bcos people can easily ignore their signature to favor his favority party and we will never going to have election without such occurance.
Mr. Figure-Out 12 years ago

That is why failing to sign without a given reason should be made criminal. Those people who are going to be affected, should the Supreme Court accept uphold the petitioners pleadings, also reserve the right to sue the EC t ...
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That is why failing to sign without a given reason should be made criminal. Those people who are going to be affected, should the Supreme Court accept uphold the petitioners pleadings, also reserve the right to sue the EC the their agents for declaring the results without a due diligence. Mistakes are not accepted in my part of the world, the USA, and probably Ghana, as a serious nation, should do the same. The law is the law and nothing else. After all, we are all branded sinners in accordance with the dictates of the Bible, because of the sins of one person, Adamu, for teaching Eve something small, an open acrobatic display in the gardens under an apple tree, a forbidden act which was a sole preserve for the ,,??.?.?.?.?.?.?.?.
BK 12 years ago

In both Canada and the US, the voters right to have his her vote counted is supreme. Just because a public official fails in his/her duty does not give a court the right to deny these citizens their constitutional right to de ...
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In both Canada and the US, the voters right to have his her vote counted is supreme. Just because a public official fails in his/her duty does not give a court the right to deny these citizens their constitutional right to determine the leader of their country. The same applies to Ghana after all these officers do not do this everyday like a regular job so you become good at it. It is every four years, where they have to be trained again. Do you remember everything you did at your job 4 years ago? Come on be realistic. Votes should only be nullified with proof of a conspiracy.
Kojo Samla 12 years ago

This is the most stupid write up I have come across. How can the absence of a mere signature of a presiding officer invalidate one's vote? No right guaranteed in our constitution can be annulled by the signature of any public ...
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This is the most stupid write up I have come across. How can the absence of a mere signature of a presiding officer invalidate one's vote? No right guaranteed in our constitution can be annulled by the signature of any public official. If the signature is so important then there is no need to vote.
Kobena 12 years ago

Thanks, Nana,
For a very informative and educative piece!

Thanks, Nana,
For a very informative and educative piece!
Mix Breed (NPP-NDC) 12 years ago

He did well, but could not make us understand the fact that both the voters right for their votes to count and the requirement of the signatures of the presiding officers are in the constitution. It is the Supreme court judge ...
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He did well, but could not make us understand the fact that both the voters right for their votes to count and the requirement of the signatures of the presiding officers are in the constitution. It is the Supreme court judges who would decide which one should be supreme over which one. Now this is an issue for them to decide. But since there is nothing in the constitution requiring the prosecution of those who did not sign but there it sounds a little okay to give a low to that and a high to the requirement of the voters right.
I am saying this because, 4 million people cannot be overlooked for just a few people. the other thing is that, everybody accepted including the NPP agents, signed that all was good, so they would even be doing the NPP a disservice if they want to hold on to the requirement of the signatures.
Akuffo Addo 12 years ago

How can a presiding officer's signature supersede the votes of citizens. As for NPP and their cohorts, they can make the most ridiculous arguments so far as that could advance their cause. There is no nowhere in the whole un ...
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How can a presiding officer's signature supersede the votes of citizens. As for NPP and their cohorts, they can make the most ridiculous arguments so far as that could advance their cause. There is no nowhere in the whole universe where votes would be cancelled because election officer did not sign results which had been declared openly and people have jubilated over them. NPP, what nonsense is this.
K BOATENG 12 years ago

BUT THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT GO FURTHER TO SAY THAT WHEN A PRESIDING OFFICER REFUSES OR FORGETS TO SIGN, SOME VOTES SHOULD BE ANULLED OR THROWN AWAY

BUT THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT GO FURTHER TO SAY THAT WHEN A PRESIDING OFFICER REFUSES OR FORGETS TO SIGN, SOME VOTES SHOULD BE ANULLED OR THROWN AWAY
James 12 years ago

If his excellency, president Rawlings had forgotten to sign, he would have been advised to sign, and he would have done it; Likewise, the presiding officers would sign (it is a constitutional requirement) if their attention w ...
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If his excellency, president Rawlings had forgotten to sign, he would have been advised to sign, and he would have done it; Likewise, the presiding officers would sign (it is a constitutional requirement) if their attention was drawn to it. These officers forgot because of the pressure of work on that day. How can that affect results of an election?

Smart 12 years ago

Sorry guys, the law is the law and needs to be followed. It cannot be changed to suit your secret stealing ideas. You slick motherfucker, amadu sulley scheming with the mosquito.

Sorry guys, the law is the law and needs to be followed. It cannot be changed to suit your secret stealing ideas. You slick motherfucker, amadu sulley scheming with the mosquito.
crorkz 11 years ago

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QmlnIe I really enjoy the blog post.Much thanks again. Want more.

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