EC begins voters register re-exhibition online today
The Electoral Commission (EC) will from today, October 15, conduct its online re-exhibition of the Provisional Voters Register (PVR).
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It will end on Saturday, October 19, 2024.
During the five-day re-exhibition period, voters can check their details via the short code *711*51# free of charge or visit the EC’s website: https://ec.gov.gh.
“Voters should click on the pop-up link at the bottom-right corner of the screen and enter the 10-digit Voter ID number to receive their voter registration details,” it said in a statement signed by its Deputy Chairman in charge of Operations, Samuel Tettey.
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At its special IPAC meeting held on October 1, 2024, the EC assured the public that the revised PVR would be re-exhibited online for registered voters to check their details and report any discrepancies to the commission for correction.
It asked that any discrepancies identified must be reported to the district office of the commission where they were registered voters for correction.
It said once the Re-Exhibition Exercise ends on Saturday, October 19, 2024, voters would still be able to check their details online but would not be able to request correction on their details.
“Political parties are required to use the template provided by the commission to submit any discrepancies identified during the re-exhibition period,” it said.
In a related development, the EC has released the ballot statistics to guide the printing of the Presidential and Parliamentary Elections Ballots ahead of the 2024 General Election.
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“In arriving at the ballot statistics, the commission took into account the total number of voters on the 2024 PVR plus a two per cent increase,” it said in a statement signed by its Deputy Chairman in charge of Operations, Samuel Tettey.
Methodology
It said the EC was confident that the methodology relied upon, that is utilising the total number of voters on the PVR plus a two per cent increase to guide the printing of ballots, was adequate and would not result in shortfalls or unnecessary wastage.
“This methodology of adding a percentage increase has been used by the Commission to guide the printing of ballots since 1992,” it stated.
The statement said while the EC welcomes and encourages a total voter turnout on Election Day, “it also recognises that not every registered voter will vote in the 2024 General Election.”
It entreated the public to trust the EC to deliver on its mandate.