The exercise is aimed at capturing the details of Ghanaians who have turned 18 since the last election in 2012.

The EC estimates to register about 1.2 million Ghanaians  who have turned 18 including people who would want to register for the first time.

People who have lost their ID cards and want a new card is another challenge the officials in some polling stations  are managing.

Meanwhile the EC has displayed notices for people who have lost their ID cards to to pay 5 cedis into a Bank of Ghana account and send the receipt to the EC's office for a new card to be printed.