THIRTY THOUSAND NAMES EXPUNGED FROM THE VOTER'S REGISTER

 Story by Michael Kenetey Kofi


The Electoral Commission (EC) has disqualified some thirty thousand persons from voting in this year’s general elections. The persons have further been barred from registering as voters for a period of time. 

Speaking to Accra-based radio station, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the EC, Sylvia Annor explained that the identified persons fall into the category of those who engaged in multiple registrations and those who were challenged and not cleared by the various district review committees. 

Madam Sylvia Annor, PRO of EC.

She indicated that the names of about thirty thousand registered voters have been deleted or expunged from the provisional voters’ register because they are either on the exceptions lists or the multiple lists. 

The multiple list is made up of names of all those who engaged in double registration during the voter’s registration exercise. 

Madam Annor further explained that the exceptions list is made up of registered voters who were found guilty by the district registration review committees at the various district levels who were challenged probably because they were under 18 years, non Ghanaians, or gave wrong locations.

Madam Sylvia Annor, PRO of EC.


 She mentioned that during the registration exercise, we went offline, so we did not detect immediately. She also indicated that the list of these persons would be provided at the various polling stations to prevent them from voting on December seventh.

 She noted that the fact that people were able to sail through at the registration centre because the registration officers were not connected to the main system does not mean that they will sail through. 

The lists will be made available at the polling stations. Madam Sylvia Annor advised that on the Election Day there will be the main register, multiple lists, and exception lists and it will be better not to go to the centre if your name is expunged. 

Source: CITINEWS


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