The Electoral Commission (EC) has kicked off the limited voter registration exercise today, Tuesday, May 7, ahead of the December 7 general elections. Here are the key details:
The 21-day registration exercise will run from Tuesday, May 7, to Monday, May 27, 2024.
The exercise aims to enroll individuals who have turned 18 years old since the last registration into the national voter album.
The EC will conduct the exercise at its district offices and in difficult-to-access electoral areas. Permanent centres will be established at district offices, while mobile teams will be deployed to register eligible applicants in challenging electoral areas.
The EC will provide the list of registration centres to political parties at least twenty-one (21) days before the start of the registration exercise.
Mr Ali Osman, the Upper West Regional Director of the EC, disclosed this to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Wa on Monday ahead of the registration exercise, expected to commence on Tuesday, May 7, 2024.
Out of the 32 moving registration teams, there would be three teams in the Wa Municipality, two teams in the Wa West District, nine teams in the Wa East District, two in the Nadowli-Kaleo District and two in the Daffiama-Bussie-Issah District.
The rest are two teams in the Jirapa Municipality, three teams in the Lambussie District, three teams in the Lawra Municipality, four teams in the Sissala East Municipality and two teams in the Sissala West District.Mr Ali said the district and Municipal officers of the EC were on standby at the Regional Office to convey the registration materials and equipment to the various districts and municipalities for the exercise to take off on the scheduled date.
He encouraged all eligible Ghanaians to register and be issued voter’s Identity Cards to enable them to participate in the December 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.
