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1.0 Introduction

According to Article 42 of the Constitution, every citizen of Ghana of 18 years of age and above and of sound mind has the right to vote and is entitled to be registered as a voter for the purposes of public elections and referenda. Aside from these qualifications, other qualifications for registration are resident or ordinarily resident in an electoral area and not prohibited by any law in force from registering as a voter. Prior to the registration process, procurement of registration materials, recruitment of temporary staff and training of staff are conducted.

During the actual registration process, applicant should appear before a Registration Officer (RO) and the RO should administer the questionnaire on the applicant. Registration Applicants (RA) and together with the RO should complete the OMR form and is endorsed by the RA. Picture of applicant is captured by a camera man and the Voter's ID card is issued by the laminator. OMR forms are sent to the headquarters and registers are compiled.

For each registration centers, the registration process is open for public inspection and scrutiny at the center, known as the exhibition period. During this period, voters can ascertain whether particulars on the ID are the same with that of the registers. RAs who were accepted to be on the register but mistakenly have omitted can request for his/her name to be included in the register. Registered voters can object to persons not qualified to be on the register.

2.0 Problem Statement

EC Ghana aims for transparency and credibility of voter registration exercises. In 2008, an 11-day nationwide voter's registration exercises were conducted but there are moved to extend such exercise by NPP and PNC. The exercise is deemed a success generally but it is hampered by several illegalities. These irregularities must be addressed is the government of Ghana means to conduct of a clean campaign and produce credible election results. Specifically,...