The Electoral Commission (EC) has reportedly released the schedule of activities for the December general elections.
Although the EC hasn’t communicated officially through a statement, many reports have confirmed the calendar of activities, citing state media outlet, the Daily Graphic.
Voter Registration Exercise
The EC has scheduled May 7 to May 27, to conduct a voter registration exercise. On May 30, the Commission will proceed with a nationwide exercise to replace missing voter ID cards.
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The registration exercise will, however, be preceded by 56 days of public education on the exercise from April 1 to May 26, 2024, Graphic reports.
In addition, the EC intends to submit the provisional voters’ register to the political parties between July 9 and 18, 2024, and mount an exhibition of the voter register between July 15 and 24, 2024. The final voter register is expected to be submitted to the political parties between August 30 and September 5, 2024.
Nominations From Candidates
Political party candidates and independent persons contesting both the presidential and parliamentary elections have between September 9 to 13 to submit nominations to the Commission.
The EC has scheduled balloting of positions on the presidential ballot paper for September 23, 2024, and the parliamentary balloting for September 24, 2024.
Results
The Commission intends to declare the results of the 2024 presidential polls within three days of voting. It is expected that Regional Collation Centres would be maintained to announce the results at the regional level.
The publication of the activities comes after mounting pressure from the National Democratic Congress (NDC), who accused the Commission of unpreparedness over the election management.