With just weeks to go until the 2024 general elections on December 7, the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced the certified voter register, confirming that 18,774,159 Ghanaians are eligible to vote.
This final tally includes provisions for special voting categories and adjustments for recently closed polling stations.
The total eligible voters fall into three categories:
- Biometrically Registered Voters: 18,640,811 voters will be verified through the biometric system on election day.
- Special Voters: 131,478 individuals, including security personnel, media, and EC officials, will vote early due to election-day duties.
- Voters without Biometric Data: 1,870 voters who experienced biometric data corruption will require manual verification.
In response to logistical evaluations, the EC has closed several polling stations that either fell below the minimum required voter threshold or were closed at the request of local communities.
These closures, according to the EC, led to the reallocation of affected voters to other polling stations.
“Since no Register was generated for these closed polling stations, no Absent Voters list was created for them, resulting in 884 voters excluded from the Absent Voters List,” the EC’s statement clarified.
“Their records, including details of their movement, are securely maintained within the Voter Management System, ensuring full accountability.”
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