The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana will conduct a Special Voting exercise today, Monday, December 2, 2024, across 328 centres nationwide.
The exercise, held ahead of the main election on Saturday, December 7, 2024, would allow eligible voters involved in election-related duties, including election officials, security personnel, and media practitioners, to cast their ballots early.
Some 131,478 voters, representing 0.007 per cent of the total registered voters (18,741,159), are expected to participate in the Special Voting.
The exercise will begin at 7am and end at 5pm.
The EC has confirmed that all election materials have been deployed to the centres and is fully prepared for the exercise.
Mrs. Mensa clarified that security personnel and journalists who did not apply for the Special Voting will not be eligible to vote on December 2 but can participate in the main election on December 7.
She said votes cast during the Special Voting will not be counted on the day of the exercise.
Instead, they will be counted on December 7 at the Constituency Collation Centres and added to the results from the main election.
The Returning Officer at each Constituency Collation Centre will record these results separately on both the Presidential and Parliamentary Election Results Form [PINK SHEET], before including them in the final tally from all polling stations.
To ensure security, all ballot boxes will be sealed and stored in a secured room at a Police Station within each constituency.
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