Who Killed NANCY?
David Easton once opined that politics generally, is the authoritative allocation of resources and values. To wits, the exertion of acceptable values and norms (that may be rooted in culture,...
Tag: voting
Bring Your Campaigns To Us, Prisoners Urge Politicians
Inmates of the Navrongo Prison in the Upper East Region, have called on politicians to visit and educate them on their manifestos to enable them make informed electoral choices. The inmates made the...
The Proxy Vote Is A Potential Weapon To Wield By NDC To Rig Election 2016 So Lets Be On The Lookout
Proxy vote is permissible by the electoral regulations of many a civilized country to allow as many as possible number of their citizens to exercise their suffrage. This is especially in cases where...
The Proxy Vote Is A Potential Weapon and Could Be Used To the Advantage of NDC
The proxy vote is a potential weapon and could be used to the advantage of NDC Charlotte Osei, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana By Rockson Adofo Proxy vote is permissible by the...
Electoral Commission Lists 21 Grave Electoral Crimes
The Electoral Commission has listed 21 specific acts which constitute severe electoral offences and are punishable under Ghana’s laws in a view to ensure free, fair and competitive elections. The...
Type Of Voters In Ghana
In my opinion they are seven types of voters. We all vote based on different kinds of reasons and for diverse leadership qualities. Whatever rationale one has, our democracy grants one the right to...
EC Considers Mock Voting For Fresh Voters
The Electoral Commission is planning to roll out a mock voting exercise for first-time voters aimed at reducing the percentage of spoilt ballots in the upcoming elections. Election watchers and...
Vote For An Incorruptible Leader Like Nkrumah – CPP Youth
The Convention People’s Party(CPP) Youth League, has asked Ghanaians to “check for the incorruptibility of Presidential candidates” who scramble for power in this year’s elections before...
Nana Addo Will Clasp Victory In the 2016 Elections If.
On 7th December 2016, the eligible Ghanaian electorates will go to the polls to choose the politicians they so wish to steer the country to the right direction. Although it has been documented that a...
Will The EC Chair Cease Her Dubious Plans To Rig Election 2016 For The NDC?
On Tuesday 6 September 2016, I had the perfect opportunity to listen to a staff member (name forgotten but surely a Spokesperson for the Electoral Commission) give answers to questions posed to him...
The Electorate Should Promote Peace
The electorate or voters are essential stakeholders who must keenly promote peace before, during and after the December 2016 Presidential and Parliamentary elections. This is our motherland. Ghana is...
Ghana Not Ready For Electronic Voting – EC
The Electoral Commission (EC) has said Ghana is not ready for an electronic voting system despite technological advancement in the 21st Century. The Chairperson of the commission, Charlotte Osei,...
EC Finally Concedes To Bawumia’s Definition of ‘over-Voting’
In a surprising twist of events, the Electoral Commission, seems to have finally conceded to the definition of over voting presented to the Supreme Court by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, during the...
EC Finally Concedes To Bawumia’s Over Voting Definition
In a surprising twist of events, the Electoral Commission, seems to have finally conceded to the definition of over voting presented to the Supreme Court by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, during the...
US Election Fraud Allegations Prompt Calls For Reform
Rights group in the US are calling for a return to a hand-counted paper balloting as a universal standard for elections in an effort to boost transparency and prevent vote irregularities that many...
First Post-War Voting Underway in Ivory Coast
Ivorians are voting in Sunday’s presidential elections with incumbent Alassane Ouattara fending off challenges from six other presidential contenders.
Preliminary results are expected early in the...
Parliament Likely to Approve November 7 Voting Date for 2016 Elections and Beyond
The Ghana Electoral Commission has moved the Election Day, a month earlier to allow smooth transition. That means voting will take place on November 7 instead of December 7. Parliament will play a...