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The National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the general public have received assurances from the Electoral Commission (EC) that the Commission will re-display the updated Provisional Voters Register (PVR) online prior to the printing of the final register for the 2024 elections.
This was stated in a letter that the NDC sent to the EC in response to the petition that the party had presented at the conclusion of its demonstration on Tuesday, September 17, 2024.
In response to the NDC’s request for a new exhibition of the PVR, the EC said that a voter register will be exhibited, although digitally.
The commission clarified that due to the nearness of the general election on December 7, 2024, it has decided to display the register online.
It further said that voters will not be charged for the register’s online exhibition.
“Whilst the Commission is not opposed to undertaking another physical exhibition of the corrected PVR in the entire 40,000 plus exhibition centres, given the amount of time it takes to print and distribute the PVR (some four weeks), it will not be feasible to achieve this due to the limited time to the general election.
“The Commission intends to implement an online exhibition of the PVR at no cost to registered voters. Voters will be able to report on anomalies with their details within a time frame to be made available to the public. The Voters Register will be displayed online until Election Day,” part of the statement reads.
Regarding the NDC’s request for a forensic audit, the EC stated that the request is not warranted at this time.
It stated that additional resources are still available to clean the voter register.
“The Commission is of the view that the legal and administrative processes laid down to clean the PVR have not been fully exhausted to justify the calls for a forensic audit. We entreat the public to trust us to carry out our mandate.”
Read the full statement below:
Source: Ghanatodayonline.com
