{"id":3799,"date":"2024-03-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=3799"},"modified":"2024-03-09T01:47:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-09T01:47:29","slug":"ec-rescinds-decision-to-use-only-ghana-card-for-registration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fishfmonline.com\/?p=3799","title":{"rendered":"EC Rescinds Decision To Use Only Ghana Card For Registration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Electoral Commission (EC) has backed down on its earlier decision to use the Ghana card as the sole document for the registration of voters in the limited registration exercise ahead of the December 7 general elections.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This follows a decision by the EC not to present a new Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) to Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Commission would not introduce new Constitutional Instruments (C.I.s) ahead of the Voter Registration Exercise and the General Elections. The existing C.I.s will remain in force,\u201d the Commission noted in a joint statement it issued with representatives of the various political parties at the March 7 Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The current C.I. 126, which was ratified by Parliament before the 2020 General Election, acknowledges the passport and guarantor system as viable methods for new registrants to verify their identification as Ghanaians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, indelible ink will remain in the mix of systems for identifying people who have voted during the elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The New Patriotic Party (NPP), the National Democratic Congress (NDC), the Convention People\u2019s Party (CPP), the People\u2019s National Convention (PNC), and the Progressive People\u2019s Party were present at the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ose-youtube ose-uid-341ae6be42f258aa95553342d9c0f61e ose-embedpress-responsive\" style=\"width:400px; height:400px; max-height:400px; max-width:100%; display:inline-block;\" data-embed-type=\"Youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_mQaaltEIRI?feature=oembed&color=red&rel=0&controls=1&start=&end=&fs=0&iv_load_policy=0&autoplay=0&mute=0&modestbranding=0&cc_load_policy=1&playsinline=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; encrypted-media;accelerometer;autoplay;clipboard-write;gyroscope;picture-in-picture clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other stakeholders in the electoral process included democratic institutions, civil society organisations (CSOs), faith-based organisations, and development partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The electoral calendar, which the EC had presented to the major parties, was the main topic of discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although the Commission did not talk to the press after the meeting, the representatives of the political parties acknowledged the important points the participants had agreed on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVery cordial, with a lot of agreements reached. The chairperson made statements on a number of issues that we have been arguing about for some time now,\u201d NDC\u2019s Director of Elections and IT, Omane Boamah, underscored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe EC Chairperson said the guarantor system will be used for the limited registration ahead of the December 7 elections, and this is good because it is backed by data that many people still used that system for registration in 2020,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Evans Nimako, Director of Research and Elections for the governing NPP, reaffirmed the position of Dr. Boamah\u2019s statements, indicating that the EC had informed political parties that it would not submit a new CI to Parliament for the conduct of this year\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis means that indelible ink will be used; the date for the election remains unchanged, and there will be a guarantor system,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, Mr. Nimako stated that his party would not condone the situation in which some stakeholders acted as guarantors for minors and non-citizens on the electoral album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He explained, \u201cIt is the reason why the NPP was in support of the new CI that will ensure that it is the Ghana Card that will be used.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the EC has scheduled the limited registration exercise on Tuesday, May 7. The 21-day exercise will end on Monday, May 27, 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electoral Commission (EC) has backed down on its earlier decision to use the Ghana card as the sole document for the registration of voters in the limited registration exercise ahead of the December 7 general elections. 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