Source: newsthemegh.com
From April 9, 2024, the Electoral Commission (EC) is formally accepting nominations from potential candidates who wish to run in the Ejisu by-election.
Following the passing of the member of parliament, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, the constituency’s seat in Parliament is now empty.
The Commission will conduct the by-election in the constituency on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in compliance with Article 112(5) of the Constitution, as amended.
Nominations from potential candidates will thus be accepted by the Commission at its Ejisu District Office from April 16, 2024 to April 18, 2024, Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm and 5:00 pm.
The EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, signed a statement released by the Commission stating that prospective candidates must download the nomination forms from www.ec.gov.gh between April 9, 2024, and April 18, 2024.
“A prospective candidate may personally deliver or cause to be delivered on his/her behalf by either the proposer or seconder of his/her nomination, the completed nomination forms to the Returning Officer at the Ejisu District Office of the Commission on the dates and times stated above.
“The nomination forms for each candidate shall be witnessed by the signature or mark of two registered voters as proposer and seconder, and supported by eighteen other registered voters in the constituency as assenting to the nominations,” the statement said.
It further stated that the candidate’s assent to the nomination must be endorsed on the nomination forms.
The EC states that a candidate must present the Returning Officer with two (2) copies of a recent post card-sized, red-background photo that shows the entirety of their face and ears at the time they turn in their completed nomination paperwork.
The announcement stated that each candidate must pay GH¢100,000 to file for the election, and it further stated that “all completed nomination forms are expected to be delivered in quadruplicate.”
The public was asked by the Commission to follow appropriate guidance.