Voting without verification defeats biometric registration - Asuogyaman MP

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July 11, 2016 6:40 PM

Some members of the Minority in Parliament have raised concerns about the instrument which requires two -thirds of votes from Parliament.

Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman in the Eastern region Kofi Osei Ameyaw has indicated that the abolishment of the ‘no verification, no vote’ rule by the Electoral Commission (EC) defeats the purpose of the introduction of the Biometric registration.

The EC introduced the 'no verification, no vote,' policy to prevent electoral fraud but it’s now seeking to abolish the 'no verification no vote' rule and encourage manual verification.

Some members of the Minority in Parliament have raised concerns about the instrument which requires two -thirds of votes from Parliament.

He has therefore called for urgent attention to address the issue to avoid future implications during the November polls.

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“If you bring or procure a machine, and that machine is unable to verify some of the citizens because of the mechanical inadequacies of that machine, you cannot des-enfranchise the person who has the right to proceed to vote, so in that respect if there are any people who fall within that category, then the only way to overcome that is to have a limited number of verification”, he said

Kofi Osei Ameyaw has urged the Electoral Commission not go by the ‘no verification no vote’, adding that the prejudices of electoral officers in the discharge of their duties will affect the turnout of votes cast.

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