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New voting booths to be introduced on Election day

The introduction of the all-white plastic booths could only be in line with the rebranding agenda of the Commission, under the new chairperson Mrs. Charlotte Osei.

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This is because the Electoral Commission is taking steps to replace them with plastic ones for the presidential and parliamentary polls.

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In a rebranding agenda, the EC, some few months ago, introduced a new logo which many said did not reflect the scope and purpose of the Commission.

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The EC Chairperson, Charlotte Osei subsequently unveiled a five-year strategic plan for the Commission.

Mr. Fred Tetteh, an official of the EC’s Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Department gave the hint of the change of voting booths during a presentation on the Ghanaian electoral process at a pre-election training programme on Saturday for journalists.

He praised the country’s electoral system, saying it is much better than that of Nigeria and Kenya.

“Our electoral process is such that, so far as a person’s name is on the register, that person can vote during the election even if he/she did not take along the voter ID card to the polling station. All that is required is for you to mention your name to the officer there, who will verify from the register,” he said.

The workshop, which was in Accra, was aimed at equipping journalists with relevant knowledge and skills in readiness for the elections in December.

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