Urgent: Electoral Commission Set for Compilation of New Voter's Register on 2nd July 2020

The Electoral Commission of Ghana is set to organize registration exercise starting from Thursday 2nd July, to 6th August 2020.

This exercise is to enable the Commission compile a new Voter's Register for 2020 general election and subsequent election throughout the country. 

In a release by the Commission on 26th June 2020, signed by Ag. Director of Public Affairs, Mrs. Sylvia Annoh, directed all persons from the ages of 60 years and above, pregnant women as well as lactating mothers and persons with disability to visit the district offices of the commission between the hours of 7:00 am to 6:00 each day within the time frame to register for their new Voter's Id Cards.

In order to facilitate the process, the Commission added that applicants can also download and print Registration Form 1A  and Guarantors Form in colour (where necessary) from the Commission's website www.ec.go.gh, fill their details and present them to the registration team.

It however maintained that the documents for registration are a valid passport or Ghana card. Also persons without any  of the documents above can sent two people who have registered as guarantors to guarantee for them to register.

The statement also made clear that the Commission will enforce strict safety protocols at each district office across the country to protect all applicants form the novel Coronavirus. 

The Commission in the statement urged all eligible person to register at the various registration centers to enable them have their voting right to vote in the forthcoming Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.

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