EC announces allowance rate for temporary election officials

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that all temporary staff engaged in the voter’s register exhibition and the upcoming elections will be compensated with daily rates ranging from GH¢130 to GH¢2,000.

According to a memo signed by the Deputy Chairman in charge of Corporate Services and distributed to all Regional Directors on August 14, 2024, Supervisors will receive GH¢2,000, Deputy Supervisors will be paid GH¢1,800, and Exhibition Officers will earn GH¢130 per day.

The memo also outlined the allowances for election duties: Returning Officers will receive GH¢7,000, Deputy Returning Officers GH¢ 6,000, Technicians GH¢ 2,500, Presiding Officers GH¢ 800, Name Reference Officers GH¢600, Verification Officers GH¢600, and Ballot Issuers GH¢ 600.

The EC clarified that unlike in previous years, where Returning Officers and Deputies were paid a fixed amount for all election-related activities, in 2024, they will be compensated separately for tasks such as registration, transfers, proxy voting, compilation of the special voters register, and recruitment of officials.

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