EC to accept vote transfer applications for candidates from August 15
The Electoral Commission has announced that Presidential and Parliamentary candidates wishing to transfer their vote from one polling station to another can do so from Monday, August 15, 2016, to Friday, August 19, 2016.
“Candidates who wish to transfer their votes from the polling station where they registered to a different polling station, are required to visit the District Office of the Commission in the constituency where they wish to vote, to complete the vote transfer application form to be processed for the transfer”, a statement from the EC dated August 13, 2016, and signed by its Head of Communications, Eric Kofi Dzakpasu said.
The EC said in order to qualify to transfer your vote, the applicant must be a registered voter and a resident in the constituency other than that in which he/she registered for not less than 12 months.
The prospective candidate should also provide physical proof of his or her new residence, including the residential address, the EC added.