To enhance transparency and public confidence, the Electoral Commission (EC) has invited journalists to tour three of the six printing facilities that will produce ballots for the upcoming December 7 elections.
The chosen facilities include Inolink Printing Limited, Buck Press, and Acts Commercial.
Dr. Benjamin Bannor-Bio, the EC’s Director of Electoral Services, explained that currently, only parliamentary ballots are being printed, while the production of presidential ballots is on hold for ten days following the recent passing of Ghana Freedom Party’s flagbearer, Akua Donkor.
This initiative is designed to promote openness in the electoral process, allowing the media to witness the ballot production firsthand.
“When we say transparency and accountability are in motion, we don’t just say it but we mean it. The Electoral Commission of Ghana is one of the few election management institutions in the sub-region that prints ballot papers in the country, and Buck Press is one of our major stakeholders when it comes to printing the ballot.
“For the 2024 general election, Buck Press is printing four regions; Ashanti Oti, Savanna and Central regions. We are here to let you know that printing ballots is not done in secrecy. We open up to the public for you to know that we are doing it together with the political party agents.
“At every level, these agents are there and they are observing to ensure that the right thing is done. They take notice of the serial numbers, they take notice of the quantities being printed for each constituency and we give them all these details,” he stated.
He continued: ” Apart from the electoral commission seal, they add their seal and take records of the same. So, in printing ballot papers, there is no secrecy, it’s so transparent.
