Electoral Commission Provides Voters Register Lists Breakdown, Though Not Legally Required
Electoral Commission Provides Voters Register Lists Breakdown, Though Not Legally Required
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The Electoral Commission (EC) clarified that while it is not legally mandated to provide detailed statistics of the Voters Register Lists, it chose to fulfill a request from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in a gesture of transparency and responsiveness.
This development followed the EC’s provision of certified soft copies of the Voters Register to all registered political parties and independent presidential candidates on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. These soft copies were distributed in compliance with Sub-Regulation 4 of Regulation 27 of Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) 91, and included comprehensive information on external hard drives.
The provided data encompassed multiple lists, including the Valid Voters Register, Exceptions List, Multiples List, Transferred Voters List, Absent Voters List, Manual Verification List, Proxy Voters List, and Special Voters List.
During this session, the NDC requested a summary breakdown of these lists. Although the EC is not legally obligated to furnish such statistical summaries, it complied with the request to foster transparency. The Commission also confirmed that it generated the requested summaries on a regional basis to further enhance accountability.
