Ghana’s opposition parties comprising of the NDC, CPP, APC, LPG and GCPP have filed a suit against the Electoral Commission in the Supreme Court over the latter’s unlawful and unreasonable decision to restrict centers for the upcoming Limited Voter Registration exercise to their District Offices.
The parties are of the view that the EC’s decision to restrict the centers of voter registration to their district offices has the potential to deprive many eligible voters of their right to be registered as voters and to vote in public elections.
According to the Communications Officer of the main opposition party NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, the parties have duly filed an Application for Interlocutory Injunction to restrain the EC from proceeding with the announced limited voter registration exercise which is scheduled for Tuesday, 12th September, 2023 pending the final determination of the substantive matter.
This is only the first of a series of actions that the parties intend to take to compel the EC to conduct the impending limited voter registration exercise at the electoral area level to give all eligible voters access to the process in line with the letter and spirit of Article 42 of the 1992 Constitution, Regulation 2(1)(2) of C.I 91 and the EC’s own time-tested practices.
