A FORUM WITH ELECTORAL COMMISSION ON GUIDELINES FOR ELECTION OFFICERS AND THE PUBLICATION OF POLLING STATIONS RESULTS ON THE EC WEBSITE

INVITATION TO A FORUM WITH ELECTORAL COMMISSION ON GUIDELINES FOR ELECTION OFFICERS AND THE PUBLICATION OF POLLING STATIONS RESULTS ON THE EC WEBSITE

The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) respectfully invites you to a Forum with Electoral Commission on Guidelines for Election Officers and the Publication of Polling Station Results on the EC Website scheduled for Friday 9th^th August, 2024, 10:00am at the IDEG House.

The European Union (EU) as a result of some gaps identified by the EU Election Observer Mission (EOMs) before, during, and after the 2020 general elections in Ghana, identified 18 recommendations to fine tune Ghana’s electoral process for the 2024 general elections and beyond. Five (5) out of the 18 recommendations have been prioritized by the European Union for implementation. Priority 1 and Priority 2 of the recommendations states that there should be (1) ‘Clear procedures for presiding officers, returning officers and regional collation officers to be stipulated on how to proceed in cases of irregularities during the counting and collation process, including over-voting, mismatched reconciliation, incomplete and wrongly filled in result forms’ and (2) Publishing comprehensive polling station and collation results on the EC’s website well before the election results petition filing deadline.

For further information and clarification please contact Ms. Priscilla Akakpo on 0544-357752 or email [email protected].

We look forward to your kind confirmation and participation.