The meeting was necessitated because hundreds of special voters who queued at polling stations across the country today [Thursday] could not cast their ballots during
the special voting exercise.
With barely 24 hours to
special voting exercise, Mr Afenyo Markin said the party is yet to be given the list of temporary election staff who are expected to serve at the various polling stations contrary to the electoral laws.
He further noted that the NPP will file a protest to stop
the special voting exercise if the EC does not provide the list by 7 am.
Speaking on Eyewitness News, the NPP's Campaign Manager, Peter Mac Manu said, «all I can say for now is that we are not satisfied with what happened at
the special voting exercise.»
About 127,900 persons are expected to cast their votes in
the special voting exercise across the country on Thursday,...
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Special voting exercise
The Electoral Commission has said persons who could not cast their ballot in this year's
special voting exercise can do so on 7th December general elections.
The special voting exercise affords key individuals and groups who will be playing special roles on the Election Day on December 7, the opportunity to cast their vote ahead...
About 127,900 persons are expected to cast their votes in
the special voting exercise across the country on Thursday, December 1 ahead of the main general elections on December 7.
The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has said it will use new ballot boxes for Sunday's extended
special voting exercise.
The commission said it will also ensure the security and safety of all the ballot boxes used in the first
special voting exercise on Thursday, December 1.
Some voters who turned up at the Okaikwei North constituency polling station in the Greater Accra region to cast their ballot in the ongoing
special voting exercise were turned away again on Sunday.
The Member of Parliament for Tema East Constituency, Daniel Kwatei Titus - Glover says he has uncovered a scheme by the Electoral Commission (EC) to rig
the special voting exercise in his constituency for his opponent, the National Democratic Congress (NDC's) Kempis Papa Nii Ofosu - Ware tomorrow [Thursday].
The National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams has defended a decision by the Police and the Electoral Commission to add names of new recruits to the list of persons expected to take part in this year's
special voting exercise.
The special voting exercise ended yesterday [Sunday] amidst more reports of registered voters, mostly security personnel, being turned away because their names were missing from the special voting registers in their constituencies nationwide.
The Electoral Commission has said it is prepared to organize
the special voting exercise tomorrow, Thursday, December 1, 2016.
Not exact matches
It has even been argued that along with the decline in royal power should come the right to
vote: if our new King lacks
special constitutional powers, why shouldn't he at least enjoy the ordinary constitutional power the rest of us
exercise?
In the Greater Accra Region, Citi News» Lawrence Segbefia reported that, the
exercise has been peaceful at the Nungua Police station, where
special voters in the Krowor constituency were casing their
votes.
«When the Electoral Commission took a decision that this time around they were going to allow people who will
exercise their franchise as part of the
special voting to also
vote for parliamentary, it became an issue for a lot of the constituencies,» he said.
Any security officer who misses Sunday's window of opportunity to
exercise his franchise in the second round of
special voting will not be allowed to
vote on December 7, the Electoral Commission has explained.