The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced that there will be an exhibition of the provisional voter register from Friday, 18 to Friday, 25 September 2020.
The exhibition of the voter register is in accordance with Regulation 23(1) of C.I 91 of the Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations 2016.
The week-long exercise is intended for the inspection of the register by voters and will be carried out at all polling stations across the nation.
The exercise will run from 7 am to 6 pm daily and will include Saturday and Sunday.
A statement issued by the electioneering body said: “All registered voters are encouraged to visit their Polling Stations with their voter’s ID cards to verify their details.”
The EC continued that “the exhibition exercise will give each registered voters the opportunity to check their name, particulars and other details so as to effect corrections where necessary” and “object to the inclusion of unqualified names in the register on grounds such as the registration of minors and non- Ghanaians.”
Also, registered voters will have the opportunity to “Replace unclear photographs and verify Polling Station details ahead of Election 2020.”
The EC directed voters who registered at the District Offices of the Commission to “visit the Polling Station assigned to them during the Registration Exercise to verify their details.”
It further revealed that it has “introduced an SMS Platform to enable registered voters to access their registration details.”
Voters can access this Platform, by simply texting “their Voter ID Card Number to the Short Code 1422 to obtain their registration details” while “changes to a person’s details can be requested at the exhibition centre and effected at the district office.”
The EC also assured that it “will enforce stringent safety protocols at all polling stations throughout the country. These include the compulsory wearing of face masks, the use of hand sanitisers and the observance of the social distancing protocols.”
Source: classfmonline.com
