Bolgatanga East lawmaker Dr Dominic Ayine has described the decision by the Election Commission to re-exhibit the voter register online as laughable.
He explained that there are several people in parts of the country, peri-urban and mostly rural areas, including his constituency who do not have smartphones to go online to check the register.
“This decision is laughable”, he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday September 28.
The Electoral Commission (EC) had assured the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the General Public that the Commission will re-exhibit the corrected Provisional Voters Register (PVR) online before the Final Register is printed for the 2024 Elections.
This was contained in a letter in response to the petition submitted to the EC by the NDC at the end of the party’s demonstration on Tuesday, 17th September, 2024.
The NDC had demanded a 5-day re-exhibition of the Provisional Voters Register after the forensic audit is completed.
This, they said would enable registered voters, including those affected by the errors, to verify their details and confirm the integrity of the Voters Register. Without such a re-exhibition, many legitimate voters will be disenfranchised.”
Responding to the demand by the NDC for re-exhibition of the PVR, the EC said “Whilst the Commission is not opposed to undertaking another Physical Exhibition of the corrected PVR in the entire 40,000 plus Exhibition Centres, given the amount of time it takes to print and distribute the PVR (some four weeks), it will not be feasible to achieve this due to the limited time to the General Election.
“The Commission intends to implement Online Exhibition of the PVR at no cost to Registered Voters. Voters will be able to report on anomalies with their details within a time frame to be made available to the Public. The Voters Register will be displayed Online until the Election Day.”
