The Electoral Commission (EC) has printed 18 million guarantor sorts for the forthcoming new voters’ sign up compilation, Deputy Chairperson of the Fee, Eric Bossman has said.
Amid escalating cries between some opposition parties that the registration physical exercise could guide to mass disenfranchisement of the voter inhabitants, Dr. Bossman suggests reiterates there is no cause to worry.
The guarantor technique can take care of all the fears of the Nationwide Democratic Congress and like-minded teams or folks, Bossman instructed Mamavi Owusu-Aboagye on JoyNews’ AM Display Wednesday.
In accordance to him, the EC is completely ready to cope with a large number of persons applying the guarantor procedure to enroll.
He additional, nonetheless, that with the Nationwide Identification Authority (NIA) expected to distribute some 12 million Ghana cards in advance of the EC commences its registration on June 30, most suitable voters must not have to have a guarantor.
Mode of registration
The EC will be using cluster technique for the first stage of the registration, Dr. Bossman suggests.
Outlining this, the Deputy EC boss mentioned while registration will go on at each centre, the EC will invest about 6 times at every cluster of about 5 registration centres in the same place.
This, the Commission will do to reduce persons transferring from the location to a distinct electoral place to sign-up.
After they have fatigued the six times at a cluster they will go to the upcoming cluster.
The Commission aims to have just about every equipment register 100 people for every day throughout the genuine registration physical exercise.
As at 5 p.m currently Wednesday 3rd June, 2020 Ahafo emerged optimum registering 105 candidates with Volta area following intently with a 100 candidates. pic.twitter.com/rhhYLw7j8P— Electoral Commission Of Ghana (@ECGhanaOfficial) June 3, 2020
But people who are not able to register through the very first stage have to have not get worried, Dr. Bossman asserts.
He explained the EC will do a three-working day simultaneous mop up exercise throughout the country in which these who missed out in the course of the very first section can sign up.
The entire workout is anticipated to consider 38 days.
Dr. Bossman added the routine for the workout will be released a week to June 30 when the compilation is scheduled to begin.
