2024 Elections: Voters queue up early as voting materials delay at Apebooso

In the Fanteakwa North constituency, voters demonstrated exceptional readiness as they arrived early at the Begoro polling station, specifically at Apebooso, to cast their votes in the 2024 general elections.

By 6:20 AM, a significant number of people had already formed orderly queues, eagerly waiting to participate in the democratic process.

Despite the early turnout, the Electoral Commission officials were still finalizing preparations to begin voting.

At the time of filing this report, critical steps such as the setup of voting booths and distribution of materials including ballot boxes, had not been fully completed.

Official voting was scheduled to start at 7:00 AM, but delays in the setup have raised concerns about potential bottlenecks later in the day.

Background Information

The 2024 general elections are ongoing across 276 constituencies in the country, with 18.8 million people expected to vote.

The 2024 election has thirteen presidential candidates, with nine of them representing political parties and four being independent candidates.

Of the 18.8 million voters, 459,291 represent 4% of the voter population. 48% of the voters are male, while the female population makes up 52%.

The role of the youth in the elections will be significant as they make up 55% of the voter population.

A total of 40,976 polling centres will be used for the 2024 elections, with 328 already used for the Special Voting exercises that took place on Monday, December 2, and Thursday, December 5, 2024.

According to data published by CODEO, the largest CSO in elections, the 2024 elections will feature 801 parliamentary candidates vying for the 276 seats.

Of the 13 presidential candidates, four are independent, while nine represent political parties. This means that the elections will have nine political parties contesting.

In the parliamentary elections, there are 111 candidates contesting as independents.

JAT/EK