The Deputy Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC) in charge of Corporate Services, Dr Bossman Asare, has assured the public that the EC is fully prepared for the upcoming elections.
According to him, all the measures needed to ensure transparent and free and fair elections have been put in place.
Speaking on JoyNews’ AM Show on August 30, he said, “As we speak, we just completed the exhibition of the voter's register and when we finished that exercise, the onus is now on the Commission to ensure the finalisation of the voter's register."
"We have also recruited almost 200,000 individuals who are going to work with us at all the various polling stations; almost 40,653 polling stations,” he said.
Dr Asare outlined the forthcoming electoral timeline, noting that candidates are expected to file their nominations from September 9 to September 13, 2024.
Following this, he said the EC will print the notice of poll, which will list the candidates for both parliamentary and presidential elections in all 276 constituencies.
“After which we are going to print the ballot papers we are going to use for the elections. So from the perspective and the standpoint of the Electoral Commission, we are fully ready for a successful, peaceful, transparent and credible general elections,” he said.
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