The special voting exercise ongoing in polling stations across all 275 constituencies, is experiencing some challenges.
While the Electoral Commission (EC) is insisting persons who registered for special voting should be allowed to vote at the various constituencies they had been designated to, Citi News’ Fred Djabanor who reported from Klottey Korle, stated that he was not allowed to vote because the returning officer indicated that he was not a registered voter in that particular constituency.
“We were informed by the returning officer here at the voting centre that if you are not a registered voter within the Klottey Korle constituency, you cannot vote despite the fact that your name is on the special list of voters.
We are told that per the directives you are suppose to go back to your constituency where you registered and go check whether you will be allowed to vote. People who are not original voters here cannot vote,” Fred reported.
He further stated that, some police and military personnel who could not find their names on the special voters list were very upset.
“Some Police and security personnel are very angry. According to them, their names were on the special voters’ list but when they came here; they were told their names were not here and they cannot vote.”
Some security personnel who spoke to Citi News also expressed their frustrations.
One security official said : “I’m going to the North, how can I go there, come back to Accra on December 7, vote and go back?”
Another said; “If we are being treated like this, how much more a pure water seller on December 7?”
Responding to these concerns, the Public Relations Officer of the Electoral Commission, Eric Dzapasu, said the Commission will take measures to immediately resolve the challenges.
He believes the returning officer at Klottey Korle might have erred in refusing to allow the affected persons to cast their ballot.
70 police officers’ names missing in N/R
Meanwhile Citi News’ Northern Regional correspondent, Abdul Karim Natogmah, reported that about 70 police personnel could not find their names on the special voters’ list, despite registering for the exercise.
He said the Tamale Metro Chief Police Commander could also not find his name on the special voters’ list.
Source: Citifmonline
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Who told you that they did not verify their names, Afraid of the personnel's vote.
WHAT IS MAHAMA AND NDC AFRAID OF ?
kkd u got it wrong
Kkd I dont blame you.You are even notconversant with current trends in Ghanaians. The fact is that this has nothing to do with verifying one's name.Fact is if your name is on the list but not on the special voting list shall not be allowed to vote. In the same vain, if you are not a registered voter of the cobstituency, you cannot vote. Kkd be alive. This year we are very much awake. No kuluulu. walai talai! This is the hand work of charlotte osei and her 'supporters'. Instead of concentrating on her core duty, charlotte was interested in changing logos and other unnecessary things. This is her judgement day. CHANGE IS COMING
EC is not adequately prepared for this year's elections. With these anomalies and Charlotte Osei wanted to conduct the elections on November, 7? Why are some people being denied their rights to vote and choose the person who will steer the affairs of this country for the next four years. What at all is wrong with the black man? Scheming to let the elections favour one person at the expense of the rest of the citizenry? My God, let your will prevail.
This year's elections is very important to all and so some security men on the special voters register took the necessary step to check their names on the register yesterday for confirmation,only to surprised by the EC with a completely new one.How is this possible?.I will not be surprised if someone goes to court and put an injunction on the whole electoral process.
typical black man for you.every single citizen was told to go and verify his or her name to ensure that,their names are in the register before the voting date.now look at these security people crying and trying to put the blame on ec.police officers,were you not told to go and verify your names?gyimifuor