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EC ready to register new voters ahead of 2020 elections

The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has announced its decision to compile new voters register ahead of the 2020 Presidential and Parliamentary elections.

This was disclosed in a communique signed by the Chairperson of the EC, Jean Mensa after an Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting Wednesday, March 27, 2019.

Other key decisions taken at the meeting include the Limited Registration exercise for new voters prior to the District Level Elections and Referendum in May. The registration is expected to take place in all District Offices of the EC across the country.

“The District Level Elections and Referendum will be conducted on the same day during the last quarter of 2019. The EC will publish the time table and road map for the District Level Elections, Referendum and other activities of the year in the 1st week of April 2019,” the EC disclosed in the statement.

The EC also revealed that the “inspection of offices of political parties is underway. A comprehensive report on the findings of the inspection would be made available to stakeholders by end of May, 2019.”

Read the full release below

By: Kekeli Kuatsenu/awakenewsonline.com

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