DOSSIER: Electoral Commission

The Electoral Commission of Ghana is in charge of the country's polls and all other electoral processes

• Yellow for YES, dark brown for NO – EC on election of MMDCEs referendum (2019-10-22)
• ‘Yes’ vote in referendum will deepen Ghana’s democracy - Dr Osei-Owusu (2019-10-22)
• EC picks Yellow & Dark Brown for December 17 referendum (2019-10-21)
• Group accuses EC of deleting 5,000 names from voter's register (2019-10-20)
• Regional sub-committees for December elections inaugurated in Tamale (2019-10-19)
• EC to ‘arrest’ fake news (2019-10-19)
• Ghanaians not ready for ‘election tax’ – EC Chair (2019-10-18)
• EC sets up system to fight fake news ahead of 2020 polls (2019-10-18)
• Jean Mensa shoots down idea to tax Ghanaians for elections (2019-10-18)
• EC sets up system to fight fake news ahead of 2020 polls (2019-10-18)
• Regional election security taskforce revived (2019-10-18)
• We’re already over-taxed; Ghanaians won’t take ‘election tax’ lightly – EC Chair (2019-10-18)
• Group threatens court action against EC over missing names (2019-10-17)
• Referendum: Submit Special Voting names by Nov 4 – EC to journalists (2019-10-16)
• Ghanaians need comprehensive education on merits of December 17 referendum - Dr. Osae (2019-10-15)
• EC sets date for vote transfer and proxy voting application (2019-10-14)
• EC to begin transfer of votes, proxy voting from October 25 (2019-10-14)
• Jean Mensa won’t treat me like Charlotte Osei – Hassan Ayariga hopeful (2019-10-11)
• Three file nominations at Gomoa Potsin Okyereko electoral area (2019-10-09)
• EC must ensure free and fair election of MMDCEs – NDC (2019-10-03)
• Electoral Commission confers with Police Administration on ‘trio’ elections (2019-10-03)
• EC opens nominations for District Assembly elections (2019-10-03)
• EC sets December 17 for District Assembly and Unit elections (2019-10-02)
• ‘Trio’ elections: We are on course - O. B Amoah (2019-10-02)
• EC opens free nominations for district assembly elections (2019-10-02)
• EC to hold ‘trio’ elections on December 17 (2019-09-27)
• 100 to face the law over multiple registration - EC (2019-09-26)
• 'One day, three elections' - EC set for historic December 17 vote (2019-09-26)
• Avoid electing assembly members with contentious characters – NCCE (2019-09-24)
• EC in bed with NPP - Sammy Gyamfi suspects (2019-09-22)
• Electoral Commission replies NDC (2019-09-21)
• You’ve started lying too fast - Asiedu Nketiah to EC spokesperson (2019-09-21)
• NDC drags EC to court for failing to provide provisional electoral roll (2019-09-20)
• NDC only creating public disaffection for us - EC (2019-09-20)
• Electoral Commission reacts to NDC allegations (2019-09-20)
• NDC press conference meant to turn public against us – EC (2019-09-20)
• NPP has unofficial means of accessing EC’s information – Asiedu Nketia (2019-09-20)
• Electoral Commission to undertake reforms (2019-09-20)
• Voters’ register exhibition exercise designed to create confusion – NDC (2019-09-19)
• Low turnout at Dome Presbyterian exhibition centre (2019-09-19)
• LIVESTREAMING: NDC addresses media on 'manipulation' of electoral process by Jean Mensa (2019-09-19)
• NDC sues EC over voters’ register (2019-09-19)
• Low turn-out characterise exhibition exercise in Awutu Senya East Constituency (2019-09-18)
• Time to consider electronic voting – Short Commission tells EC (2019-09-18)
• Political elections not ‘do or die’ – Former INEC Boss (2019-09-16)
• We'll continue to criticise if you don't do things right - Mahama to EC (2019-09-16)
• Sit up and fix exhibition exercise challenges – Mahama to EC (2019-09-16)
• Furnish parties with full voters register to boost credibility – Mahama to EC (2019-09-16)
• EC extends voters’ register exhibition exercise (2019-09-15)
• Voting time cut: Don’t give yourself unnecessary pressure – Casely-Hayford to EC (2019-09-15)
• Electoral Commission opens vacancies for Returning Officers (2019-09-14)
• NDC condemns EC over electoral law breaches (2019-09-14)
• EC opens applications for returning officers ahead of district elections, referendum (2019-09-14)
• We’ve abrogated $56m contract signed under Charlotte Osei – EC Chairperson (2019-09-13)
• Prove your critics wrong – Akufo-Addo to EC (2019-09-13)
• We inherited a weak institution – EC Chairperson (2019-09-13)
• EC’s system has become envy of the world – Afriyie Ankrah (2019-09-13)
• Prove critics wrong – Akufo-Addo to EC (2019-09-13)
• Deliver credible elections - President Akufo-Addo charges EC (2019-09-13)
• Electoral Commission abrogates IT contract with vendor (2019-09-13)
• 'I've never called Jean Mensa since she took EC job' – Akufo-Addo (2019-09-13)
• Akufo-Addo has never called to direct us on what to do – EC boss (2019-09-13)
• Jean Mensa exposes massive rot at EC (2019-09-13)
• EC terminates contract with foreign IT firm (2019-09-13)
• EC chair demonising Charlotte Osei to please Akufo-Addo – NDC (2019-09-13)
• We inherited a weak institution - EC boss (2019-09-12)
• Nigeria's ex-INEC boss to school Ghana's EC (2019-09-12)
• Find other ways to quicken voting process, not reducing duration – Otukunor to EC (2019-09-11)
• CODEO raises red flags over EC’s voting time cut proposal (2019-09-11)
• EC to cut voting time (2019-09-11)
• EC Exhibition exercise: No registers in New Juaben North, South (2019-09-11)
• Reducing voting duration not the best - NDC tells EC (2019-09-11)
• Exhibition of voters register begins today (2019-09-10)
• EC begins exhibition of voters register today (2019-09-10)
• EC considers reducing voting duration by an hour (2019-09-10)
• Exhibition of voters register scheduled for September 10 (2019-09-09)
• Trust EC to deliver free and fair elections - Deputy Chair (2019-09-03)
• Chronic network challenges disrupt EC’s Voter ID replacement exercise in Eastern Region (2019-09-02)
• EC will not be prosecuted over voters’ data sale - Data Protection boss (2019-08-30)
• EC data sale saga: No need for prosecution yet – Data Protection Commission (2019-08-30)
• EC opens register for transfer of votes for District Level and Unit Committee elections (2019-08-23)
• Election of MMDCEs: EC sets referendum for December 17 (2019-08-16)
• Demystifying the EC’s operations (2019-08-15)
• Inventor develops voting systems to check spoilt ballots (2019-08-08)
• Limited registration exercise has been successful despite minor challenges - EC (2019-08-08)
• Limited Registration: 24,000 people did multiple registration - EC (2019-08-08)
• 2020 elections: Akufo-Addo will mercilessly whip Mahama - Titus Glover (2019-07-23)
• Asawase NDC: Disgruntled aspirant’s supporters petition NEC (2019-07-20)
• NPP opens nominations for parliamentary aspirants (2019-07-20)
• Limited voter registration exercise was fraught with challenges – NDC (2019-07-18)
• EC to compile fresh voter register for 2020 elections (2019-07-18)
• 166,000 new voters registered in Greater Accra (2019-07-16)
• 1.2 million new voters registered by EC (2019-07-16)
• Ghana is heading towards the wrong direction – Voters (2019-07-15)
• Two districts in Western Region register 14,042 eligible voters (2019-07-14)
• Court clears EC officials of contempt (2019-07-12)
• Don’t use emotions to run your office – Asiedu Nketia tells EC chair (2019-07-12)
• ROPAA contempt application against EC dismissed (2019-07-12)
• Drama at EC, Mahama meeting (2019-07-11)
• Contempt application against EC Chairperson thrown out (2019-07-11)
• Mahama urges EC to ensure level playing field (2019-07-11)
• Court dismisses ROPAA contempt application against EC Boss (2019-07-11)
• Address our 2016 election concerns – Mahama urges EC boss (2019-07-11)
• NDC ready to help you succeed – Ofosu-Ampofo to Jean Mensa (2019-07-11)
• Be fair in 2020 – Mahama tells EC (2019-07-10)
• Voter registration: C’ttee to probe eligibility of 689 applicants challenged in A/R (2019-07-10)
• Drama at EC, Mahama meeting (2019-07-10)
• Nurses Association supports decision to export experienced nurses (2019-07-10)
• Asiedu Nketia sarcastically lauds EC’s 'planned confusion' registration exercise as 'successful' (2019-07-09)
• No extension of limited voters' registration exercise - EC (2019-07-09)
• Limited voter registration exercise won’t be extended – EC (2019-07-08)
• EC limited registration ends in Ashaiman (2019-07-08)
• Limited voter registration ends; NDC asks for extension (2019-07-08)
• Ghana not ready for e-voting – EC (2019-07-08)
• Increase offline machines to ease registration process - Ofosu Ampofo to EC (2019-07-07)
• Voter registration exercise: NDC wants online system scrapped (2019-07-07)
• NPP executives, EC official arrested for Voter registration fraud (2019-07-07)
• Extend Limited Voter Registration by one week - Isaac Adongo urges EC (2019-07-07)
• 'We're part of the problem; we make EC's work difficult' – Kufuor (2019-07-06)
• Osofo Kyiri Abosom registers new political party (2019-07-06)
• Frustration at EC registration centres due to 'difficult' commissioners - NDC Women Organizer claims (2019-07-06)
• Former President Kufuor expresses confidence and trust in EC (2019-07-06)
• Extend time for Ghana card, voter registration exercise – NDC (2019-07-05)
• Jean Mensa's EC ' a colossal disaster' - Sammy Gyamfi (2019-07-04)
• Be firm, impartial – Kufuor urges EC (2019-07-04)
• Voter's Registration: Kofi Buah supports Jomoro NDC with GHC2,000 (2019-07-04)
• EC must give vulnerable persons preference in the limited registration exercise - Minister (2019-07-04)
• Deputy Volta Regional Minister did not harass EC officials - NPP (2019-07-04)
• I’m impressed with Jean Mensa-led EC – Kufuor (2019-07-04)
• Be firm, impartial – Kufuor urges EC (2019-07-04)
• NDC vindicated; Jean Mensah's EC a colossal disaster - Sammy Gyamfi (2019-07-04)
• EC reacts to alleged scheme to favour NPP in Limited Registration Exercise (2019-07-03)
• Electoral Commission to meet Kufuor tomorrow (2019-07-03)
• Kwesi Pratt slams EC for describing NDC as 'a threat to Ghana's democracy' (2019-07-03)
• New political party in the offing (2019-07-03)
• Police invite Muntaka over bloody Asawase registration violence (2019-07-02)
• EC needed approval to sell voters' info – Data Protection Commission (2019-07-02)
• About 13,000 voters captured in six districts in the voter Registration Exercise (2019-07-02)
• 487 people in Ashanti challenged in EC’s Limited Registration (2019-07-02)
• Ghanaians urge EC to enforce electoral laws (2019-07-01)
• More 2,000 voters captured in limited voters' registration exercise in Jomoro (2019-07-01)
• Limited Registration: Young registrants stranded over ‘missing’ venues (2019-07-01)
• Limited voters’ registration: EC doing trial and error exercise – PNC Chair (2019-06-30)
• EC doing trial and error with Limited Voters’ Registration – PNC Chair (2019-06-30)
• 'Jean Mensa-Bossman Asare' EC intentionally wants to 'create a state of confusion' - Asiedu Nketia (2019-06-29)
• Asawase: Calm returns as police, army take over registration centre (2019-06-29)
• Council of State urges EC to cleanup dormant political parties (2019-06-28)
• Limited registration: Rawlings urges EC to review NDC's concerns (2019-06-28)
• Sustain the integrity of EC – Rawlings charges Jean Mensa (2019-06-28)
• Jean Mensa, Bossman Asare want to 'create confusion' - Asiedu Nketia (2019-06-28)
• EC urged to clean up ‘dormant’ political parties from registry (2019-06-28)
• Voter registration in Asokore Mampong resumes after NDC, NPP confusion (2019-06-28)
• Voter registration: NPP, NDC fight over students (2019-06-28)
• Consider NDC’s voter registration exercise concerns – Rawlings to EC (2019-06-28)
• Rawlings urges Electoral Commission to review NDC's concerns (2019-06-28)
• Be sensitive to NDC concerns – Rawlings to Jean Mensa-led EC (2019-06-28)
• Data Protection Commission to probe EC over sale of voters’ information to private firm (2019-06-27)
• EC must protect sanctity of right of choice – Rawlings (2019-06-27)
• Protect sanctity of the right of choice – Rawlings to Jean Mensa-led EC (2019-06-27)
• Rawlings urges EC to protect the sanctity of the right of choice (2019-06-27)
• EC gave private firm access to voters’ data without agreement – Auditor-General (2019-06-27)
• 'Limited voters' registration is fraudulent with massive challenges' - NDC (2019-06-27)
• EC deliberately disenfranchising our strongholds - NDC (2019-06-27)
• EC, Bsystems’ data agreement not in breach of privacy laws - Technology Chamber CEO (2019-06-27)
• EC’s limited registration exercise designed to create confusion – NDC (2019-06-27)
• NDC ‘exposes’ attempts by NPP, EC to disenfranchise eligible party stronghold registrants (2019-06-27)
• Former President commends EC for work done so far (2019-06-27)
• More than 2,000 voters registered in Ashiedu Keteke Dristict (2019-06-27)
• EC urged to implement electoral laws rigidly (2019-06-26)
• EC sells voters’ data to a private company raising privacy breach concerns - Auditor General report (2019-06-26)
• Limited Registration: NDC raises alarm over shortage of materials in parts of the Eastern Region (2019-06-26)
• Limited registration stalled at Sagnarigu (2019-06-25)
• Limited voters' registration exercise progresses steadily in Jomoro (2019-06-25)
• 232 fresh voters challenged in Ashanti Region (2019-06-25)
• EC blows millions without approvals, no supporting documents - A-G (2019-06-25)
• 249 new voters register at Kpone Katamanso (2019-06-24)
• MCE accuses NDC Chair of firing gunshots during limited voter registration (2019-06-24)
• Manhyia chases NDC members for invoking curses on EC Chair, others (2019-06-24)
• NDC demands audit of limited voter registration exercise at Wa Central (2019-06-24)
• Stop and audit limited voter registration exercise – NDC to EC (2019-06-24)
• Limited Voter Registration: Three arrested for illegal possession, filling of guarantee forms (2019-06-23)
• Election of MMDAs must be non-partisan — NALAG (2019-06-23)
• Volta NDC demands extension of voter registration over blackouts (2019-06-22)
• EC denies creating ‘secret’ registration centres in Ashanti Region (2019-06-22)
• Police administration assures EC of its support (2019-06-22)
• Minority Leader urges EC to publish registered voters daily (2019-06-22)
• Publish number of voters in limited registration exercise – Haruna Iddrisu (2019-06-21)
• Limited Registration: Police sack 'unaccredited' NDC Chairman from registration centre (2019-06-21)
• Limited registration exercise challenges expose EC’s inefficiency – Afriyie Ankrah (2019-06-21)
• You need us, don’t see us as enemies – NDC to EC (2019-06-21)
• Online challenges cause delays in limited registration (2019-06-19)
• Limited registration: Get it clear; you can’t determine mode of execution – EC to NDC (2019-06-18)
• Resist EC's 'alien' offine district registration centre - NDC to members (2019-06-18)
• EC’s Limited Registration errors in Bono East deliberate – NDC (2019-06-18)
• Limited Voter registration: NPP, NDC showing maturity – Wontumi (2019-06-18)
• EC official expresses satisfaction of registration turn out (2019-06-18)
• ‘Be humble and learn from Asiedu Nketia on how to conduct elections’ – NDC to EC Boss (2019-06-18)
• EC limited registration takes off smoothly at Ablekuma District (2019-06-18)
• EC targets 700,000 prospective voters in limited registration exercise (2019-06-18)
• Limited registration: Lawyer fears EC may disenfranchise first-time voters (2019-06-18)
• EC ambushing us with offline registration – NDC (2019-06-18)
• Limited voter registration: Smooth take-off at most centres so far (2019-06-17)
• EC begins limited voters’ registration today (2019-06-17)
• Limited Voter exercise: NDC Secretary cautions teenagers against giving their contact details to NPP agents (2019-06-17)
• Network failure hits EC's limited voters' registration exercise (2019-06-17)
• EC won’t risk security through wrong decisions - Jean Mensa (2019-06-14)
• EC sets June 17 for limited voters’ registration (2019-06-12)
• Court dismisses injunction against EC (2019-06-12)
• EC must engage more with IPAC (2019-06-11)
• Supreme Court dismisses injunction against EC’s limited registration exercise (2019-06-11)
• EC cleared by Supreme Court to go ahead with limited voters registration (2019-06-11)
• MPs’ Survey: Most NPP seats borrowed; we’re taking back 2020 – Asiedu Nketiah (2019-06-11)
• EC gets cleared to go ahead with Limited Registration Exercise (2019-06-11)
• Election 2020: Almost 50% of electorate to vote against their MPs – Report (2019-06-10)
• COPAM warns EC not to conduct Limited Voter Registration exercise at its offices (2019-06-07)
• NDC only interested in spreading 'scandalous' falsehood about EC – Wontumi (2019-06-06)
• Conducts of EC boss could spark revolution — Adongo (2019-06-05)
• EC ‘secretly’ hiring local IT firm to manage election data - Asiedu Nketia claims (2019-06-04)
• EC puts limited voter registration on hold (2019-06-04)
• Voters’ registration suit: We’re hopeful court will rule in our favour – NDC (2019-06-04)
• EC suspends limited voters registration indefinitely (2019-06-03)
• EC Chair could spark 'revolution'; it's laughable to say elections can't be rigged - NDC MP (2019-06-03)
• Jean Mensa lands in another 'trouble' (2019-06-01)
• CDD official questions why EC Chair, deputies have become spokespersons (2019-06-01)
• EC completes tour of media houses in Accra (2019-05-31)
• ‘Proper’ communicators must speak on behalf of EC; not Bossman, Jean Mensa - Prof. Gyampo (2019-05-31)
• We won’t let EC ‘steal’ elections before we complain – Asiedu Nketiah (2019-05-31)
• EC meets former presidents (2019-05-31)
• We’re demystifying EC - Jean Mensa (2019-05-30)
• EC to meet Mahama, others to demystify operations (2019-05-30)
• You're standing on Charlotte's 'fair' shoulders; 'don't plunge Ghana into war' – Oye Lithur to Jean Mensa (2019-05-30)
• EC sued over limited voter registration (2019-05-30)
• COPAM to drag EC to court over Limited Voter Registration exercise (2019-05-30)
• EC, gov't, citizenry cause of Limited Registration mess – Bonfeh (2019-05-29)
• Only mental economists will find fault with the way NDC criticises the Jean Mensa-led EC - Nketia (2019-05-29)
• We cannot allow Jean & Bossman to plunge Ghana into civil war - Nketiah (2019-05-29)
• EC on operations demystifying mission (2019-05-29)
• NDC calls for resignation of untrustworthy Dep EC Chair (2019-05-29)
• Election 2020 will be peaceful, fair, credible and transparent - EC (2019-05-29)
• My unrequested advice to the EC, Ms. Jean Mensah (2019-05-28)
• EC suspends lost voter ID cards replacement (2019-05-28)
• Ghanaians should be grateful to Mahama for criticizing EC Chair – Political Scientist (2019-05-28)
• Replacement of lost voters’ ID card on hold (2019-05-28)
• Jean Mensa has changed everything at EC - Asiedu Nketia (2019-05-28)
• ‘Recipe for disaster’ - Lecturer decries posture of EC Chairperson, deputy (2019-05-27)
• Posture of EC's Jean Mensa, Bossman Asare a recipe for disaster - Dr. Seidu Jasaw (2019-05-27)
• Jean Mensa – The fire and the quenching water (2019-05-26)
• Prof Gyampo descends on EC (2019-05-26)
• EC engaging in 'voter suppression strategy' - Elvis Afriyie Ankrah (2019-05-25)
• Mahama's question was legitimate; respond to him - Kwesi Pratt to EC (2019-05-25)
• Kofi Adams raises concern over EC recruitment for limited voter registration (2019-05-25)
• NCCE to struggle ahead of 2020 polls as support from EU ends (2019-05-24)
• EC sued over limited voters’ registration (2019-05-24)
• Mahama confused - EC (2019-05-24)
• EC not obliged to use Ghana Card for elections – NIA Boss (2019-05-24)
• Be calm, we won’t rig 2020 elections - Bossman Asare assures Mahama (2019-05-24)
• John Mahama is a hypocrite - Adomako Baafi (2019-05-24)
• EC drops bombshell on biometric platform (2019-05-23)
• Nobody can impose IPAC on EC – Jean Mensa (2019-05-23)
• 2020 polls: Have no rigging fears – Bossman Asare to Mahama (2019-05-23)
• Name and shame violent political parties – EC Boss (2019-05-23)
• EC's online voter registration challenged at the Supreme Court (2019-05-23)