Bolgatanga East lawmaker Dr. Dominic Ayine has criticized the Election Commission’s decision to re-exhibit the voter register online, calling it laughable. He pointed out that many individuals in various parts of the country, particularly in peri-urban and rural areas—including his constituency—lack smartphones and therefore cannot access the register online.
The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the general public that it will re-exhibit the corrected Provisional Voters Register (PVR) online before printing the Final Register for the 2024 elections.
This assurance was communicated in a letter responding to a petition submitted by the NDC following the party’s demonstration on September 17, 2024.
The NDC had called for a 5-day re-exhibition of the Provisional Voters Register after the completion of a forensic audit. They argued that this would allow registered voters, particularly those affected by errors, to verify their details and ensure the integrity of the Voters Register. They emphasized that without such a re-exhibition, many legitimate voters risk being disenfranchised.
“The Commission intends to implement Online Exhibition of the PVR at no cost to Registered Voters. Voters will be able to report on anomalies with their details within a time frame to be made available to the Public.
The Voters Register will be displayed Online until the Election Day.
”On the NDC’s call for a Forensic Audit, the EC said “…the Commission is of the view that the legal and administrative processes laid down to clean the PVR have not been fully exhausted to justify the calls for a Forensic Audit. We entreat the public to trust us to carry out our mandate.”
