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Ghana General
Election 2012
in Pictures
December polls will
record low numbers of spoilt ballots – NCCE
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) says the
December 7 general election will record an unprecedented low
incidence of spoilt ballots.
According to the Deputy Chairperson of NCCE, Augustina Akumaning,
the Commission has intensified its nationwide education on proper
voting to help the people to become conversant with the voting
procedure.
She was speaking on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Thursday.
The incidence of spoilt ballots in Ghana’s electoral system
cast a slur on the work of the NCCE
which is mandated to educate voters on the right ways to exercise
their franchise.
This has resulted in political parties accusing the staff of the
Electoral Commission (EC) of deliberately spoiling ballots in its
strongholds.
The political parties alleged that some compromised staff of the EC
deliberately dipped their hands in
the indelible ink and touched cast ballots during collation period
and thereby rendered them null and void to favour one candidate.
But Augustina Akumaning on Ekosii Sen said considering the
massive voter education nationwide, the incident of spoilt ballot
will be minimal.
She said the Commission has organized seminars, durbars and fora to demonstrate to the
public the correct procedure of voting and also to collate views
and other relevant information that could help reduce the incidence
of spoilt ballots.
The Deputy Chairperson of NCCE noted that similar programmes were held in all 10 regions
across the country in the local dialects to enable the people
understand the importance of their civic rights.
Mrs. Akumaning urged
voters to return spoilt ballot papers to the presiding officer of
the EC for a new one because according to her, as soon as the
spoilt paper enters the ballot box, it would be counted as rejected
ballot paper.
She cautioned voters especially the youth who intend to engage in
double- voting to have a change of mind, since the biometric
machine will expose them and make them liable for
prosecution.
The NCCE Director who is also in charge of operations called on
political parties to ensure all their supporters vote to give them
one touch victory to either of them.
Augustina Akumaning also charged Ghanaians to vote peacefully to
ensure that democracy in the country is sustained.
(by FLICKR)
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