Source: newsthemegh.com
Despite an injunction application from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and four other political parties, the Electoral Commission (EC) plans to start the Limited Voters Registration Exercise today, Tuesday, September 12.
The EC emphasized in its statement that this registration would take place at all 268 District Offices.
The Electoral Commission officially announced: “The 2023 Voters Registration Exercise will commence on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, and finish on Monday, October 2, 2023. People who have turned 18 since the most recent registration drive and those who, for a variety of reasons, did not register in 2020 are urged to go to the district office where they currently reside.
They will have to present identity, either a Ghana Card or a Ghana Passport, in order to register. In order to ensure their registration, eligible applicants who lack one or both of these forms of identification must have the support of two (2) other voters.
It is important to note that on September 7th, a lawsuit was brought by five political parties: the NDC, the Convention People’s Party (CPP), the All People’s Congress, the Liberal Party of Ghana, and the Great Consolidated Popular Party.
They contend that the EC’s choice to restrict the next voter registration drive to its district offices could result in the disenfranchisement of many eligible voters, particularly those who live in distant locations.
Soon after the application was submitted, the Supreme Court was supposed to schedule a hearing for it; but, as of right now, no hearing date has been set.
This circumstance has led to concerns regarding the ongoing legal dispute and its potential effects on the voter registration process.