"THE JUNE OUSTER OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION CHAIRPERSON AND THE PRESIDENT’S SUBSEQUENT STACKING OF THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION WITH PERSONS CONSIDERED TO BE BIASED IN FAVOUR OF THE RULING PARTY RAISED QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER THE BODY MIGHT BE USED TO STIFLE VOTER REGISTRATION AMONG THE OPPOSITION’S BASE."
US President Trump`s government - Ghana`s Charlotte Osei's dismissal in U.S. Human rights report14/3/2019 The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured it will work assiduously to draft regulations to be eventually passed into a constitutional instrument (CI) by Parliament this year for the smooth implementation of the People’s Amendment Act (ROPAA) 2006, Act 699 ahead of the 2020 general election.
Mrs. Mensa “...the commission, therefore, condemns in no uncertain terms, attempts by sections of the society to link it with the alleged acts of violence. As a commission, our focus and our mandate is to conduct credible, transparent, fair elections that will uphold the will of the people as witnessed in all 137 polling stations at the constituency.” Allegations by the Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) that seek to link the Electoral Commission (EC) to the unpleasant events that unfolded during the by-election in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency have been vehemently rejected by the commission
The chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, has stated that allowing development partners to partly fund the country’s election is wrong.
According to her, the tendency of depending on donors to help fund the cost of elections in Ghana usually compromises the independence of the elections. “We’ll also discuss the issue of security around our electoral processes, we will reflect on how to tighten security right from our registration processes to election day activities through to the declaration of results” The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has expressed the need for electoral management bodies (EMBs) to put in place security measures that will ensure elections are free and fair.
Madam Jean Adukwei Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, has announced that journalists will no longer be required to pay for election accreditation to report on election 2020 and beyond.
Mrs Jean Mensa, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) on Thursday inaugurated the Representation of the People’s Amendment Act (ROPAA) Consultative and Implementation Committee.
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