The Voters Exhibition Exercise has began today in all 33,367 Exhibition Centres across the country.
The exercise is to display the Provisional Voters Register for public inspection and correction at designated Exhibition Centres throughout the country from Friday, the 18th Day of September, 2020 to Friday, the 25th Day of September, 2020 from 7.00am to 6.00 pm each day including Saturday and Sunday.
The Exhibition of the Provisional Voters Register will take place simultaneously at all 33,367 Exhibition Centres across the country.
Speaking at the let the citizens know series, the EC Chairperson, Mrs Jean Mensa urged all registered voters to take advantage of the exercise to verify their details.
The EC said from its experience over the years, participation in the Voters Exhibition Exercise has been low, stating that citizens have not found it worth their while to visit the Exhibition Centres to check their details on the Provisional Voters Register.
“We wish to emphasize that the Exhibition Exercise is an important aspect of the entire registration and election process. It is therefore important that voters take the time to check their details,” the EC stated.
It explained that the Voters Register as it stands is provisional, adding that this means that it is not final; that is why the law recognized the need for an exhibition process to enable all registered voters check and ensure that the necessary corrections and omissions are effected before the register is certified.
“The Voters Register will only be deemed final after the Exhibition Exercise is completed and after authentication by the Magistrates who for the purpose of this Exercise serve as District Registration Review Officers (DRRO’s),” EC said.
The EC said in a bid to ensure the safety and security of its stakeholders and to make life easier for all prospective voters, the Electoral Commission has deployed a Mobile Telephoning System, also known the SMS to allow prospective voters to check their details using their mobile phones for a fee of 30 pesewas.
The EC has stated that those who flouted the registration rules during the compilation of the new voters register cannot vote during the upcoming elections.
According to her, those who engaged themselves in double registration and those who are not Ghanaians but took part in the exercise would not be allowed to vote.
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