The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has commenced the nationwide Special Voting exercise today, December 2, 2024.
This exercise allows election officials, security personnel, and media practitioners to cast their ballots early ahead of the December 7 general election.
Approximately 131,478 eligible voters, representing 0.007% of the total voter population of 18.7 million, are expected to participate in this exercise.
The polls will run from 7 am to 5 pm at 328 designated centers across the country, except for the Western and Eastern Regions, where the exercise has been rescheduled to Thursday, December 5, 2024, due to a recall of ballots.
EC Chairperson Jean Mensa assured the public that the commission is ready to conduct transparent, credible, and peaceful elections. “We are ready to conduct transparent, credible, and peaceful elections,” Mensa said.
Mensa clarified that security personnel and journalists who did not apply for Special Voting will not be able to vote on December 2 but can participate in the main election scheduled for December 7.
She emphasized that ballots cast during the Special Voting exercise will not be counted immediately. Instead, they will be tallied on December 7 at the Constituency Collation Centres and then added to the main election results.
To ensure the security of the ballots, all boxes will be sealed and stored in secured rooms at police stations within each constituency. The EC has instructed Presiding Officers not to count Special Voting ballots on the day they are cast.
Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, Inspector-General of Police and chair of the National Elections Security Taskforce, reassured the public that robust security measures are in place to guarantee a peaceful and safe electoral process. The general elections to elect a new president and 276 MPs will take place on Saturday, December 7, 2024.
Source: OccupyGh.com
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