The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, has announced that the special voting in relation to the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on December 2, 2024.
Mrs Mensa made the announcement at a meeting with the national executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) and representatives of the security forces in Accra on May 28.
“The special voting will be held on Monday 2nd December, 2024 in all the 275 constituencies in the country,” she declared.
The Special Voting is meant for eligible voters who will be unable to vote at the polling stations where they registered on the day of the general election on December 7, 2024.
It covers personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces, National Intelligence Bureau (NIB), National Security, Ghana Immigration Service, Ghana National Fire Service, and Information Services Department.
Others include members of the National Ambulance Service, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Prisons Service, Ghana Journalists Association, Ghana Police Service and National Media Commission.
The results of the Special Voting will however not be declared until after the general elections.
Touching on concerns regarding errors in the collation of results, Mrs Mensa said they will “use Excel, plus more rigorous measures to ensure the initial mistakes and hiccups are not experienced hence forth.”
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