Media to take part in special voting - EC

Europa 12:52 - 09 January 2016

Chairperson of the Election, Charlotte Osei, said journalists were earlier not given the opportunity to do so because the Constitutional Instrument passed, did not cater for the media and other essential services.

Journalists in Ghana will for the first time join the security and other stakeholders to take part in the special voting process ahead of the 2016 general election.

In an interview with Accra based Joy FM on Saturday, Charlotte Osei said “…you were not allowed because that is what is in the C.I. and the EC did not sit somewhere to create the C.I. it was with stakeholders. This time the media will be part of the special voting process.”

“There is a date where we will tell the stakeholders, all the parties who are entitled to special voting; security personnel etc… that by this date we must have the list because we must put you on the register for that polling station. For the media, there will be an accreditation process and when they finish, you will be included and then you can vote,” she added.

Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission has indicated that it will recruit 275 non-partisan professionals to collate results in the 2016 general elections in November.

According to Charlotte Osei, she has received letters from the Ghana Bar Association and Chartered Accountants who have expressed interest in participating in the process.