Over 18 million to vote in Ghana general elections: Commission

Ghana's Electoral Commission (EC) has released the final certified voter register for the 2024 general elections, set for December 7.

According to a statement released on Tuesday, a total of 18,774,159 voters have been confirmed as eligible to participate in the upcoming election.

This figure includes three key categories of voters:

Biometrically Registered Voters: 18,640,811 voters with biometric data who will undergo biometric verification on election day.

Other categories

Special Voters: 131,478 individuals, including personnel from security agencies, media, and EC officials, who will vote early due to their duties on election day.

Voters without Biometric Data: 1,870 voters whose biometric data was corrupted, requiring manual verification on election day.

The EC has also closed some polling stations due to logistical adjustments, citing failure to meet the minimum voter threshold.

Closed stations

Some stations were closed because, according to the EC, they did not meet the minimum required voter threshold, while others were closed at the request of local communities.

Voters from these closed stations, the EC stated, have been reassigned to nearby polling stations to ensure they can still participate in the election.

“Since no register was generated for these closed polling stations, no Absent Voter list was created for them, resulting in 884 voters excluded from the Absent Voters List.

Their records, including details of their movement, are securely maintained within the Voter Management System, ensuring full accountability,” the EC statement read.

Former president Mahama, 65, and current Vice President Bawumia, 60, are the two main contenders for the Dec. 7 election to replace President Nana Akufo-Addo, who is stepping down in January after two terms as head of the gold- and cocoa-producing nation.

Eleven other candidates are also running.

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