The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has distributed soft copies of the Certified Voters Register to all registered political parties and independent presidential candidates.
A statement by the Commission on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, indicated this is part of ongoing efforts to ensure transparency and maintain the integrity of the upcoming December 2024 elections.
The data provided, in accordance with Regulation 27 of Constitutional Instrument (C.I.) 91, was handed over on external hard drives and contained the Valid Voters Register, as well as multiple supplementary lists.
These include the Exceptions List, Multiples List, Transferred Voters List, Absent Voters List, Manual Verification List, Proxy Voters List, and Special Voters List.
The Commission also disclosed that the number of Valid Voters on the 2024 Voters Register is 18,772,289.
The statement assured the public of the accuracy and integrity of the register: “The Certified Voters Register is robust and credible. We urge the public to support the Commission in delivering free, fair, transparent, and credible elections.”
According to the Commission during the meeting, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) requested summaries of the various lists. Although the Commission is not legally required to provide such summaries, it decided to accommodate the request.
“In the spirit of responsiveness, the Commission granted the NDC’s request and took the time to generate the summaries on a regional basis to enhance transparency and accountability,” the statement said.
The EC noted that this decision to grant the NDC’s request is a reflection of its commitment to transparency.
The EC, however, emphasized that this is the first time such a breakdown has been provided, and since 1992, the Commission has traditionally only shared the soft copies of the certified register without any statistical summaries.
The EC reiterated its commitment to upholding a transparent election process.
“We have delivered on our promise to release the Certified Voters Register within the first week of November 2024,” the statement said, reminding stakeholders that the Commission is committed to providing credible elections.