Electoral Commission of Ghana

Electoral Commission of Ghana
government agency
Year dem found am1993 Edit
CountryGhana Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydNorth Ridge Edit
Dey apply to jurisdictionGhana Edit
Parent organizationGovernment of Ghana Edit
Demma headquarters locationAccra Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.ec.gov.gh Edit

De Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), be de official body for Ghana insyd wey be responsible for every public elections. E get seven committee members wey dey make up de complete committee. Ebe de 1992 Ghana constitution wey guarantee ein independence.[1] De Electoral Commission Act (Act 451) of 1993 wey establish de current commission.[2] Kwadwo Afari-Gyan wey chop de first substantive chairman give de commission from 1993 to 2015.[3][4] Charlotte Osei wey chop de first female chairperson give de commission wey succeed am.[5] For 5th December 2018, Jean Adukwei Mensah wey be de Electoral commission chairperson wey revert de old logo wey dey show Ghana ein Coat of arms[6] den ballot wey dey show de hand wey e dey cast votes, after de fresh logo bring sam controversy.[7][8][9]

Rydis, Ghana get 33,367 polling stations, 38,622 voting stations, 27 political parties den 17,027,641 registered voters.[10]

  1. "ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION". Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
  2. "Act Establishing The EC". Electoral Commission of Ghana Official Website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. "Who Will Be The Next Chairman of the Electoral Commission". modernghana.com. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. "Afari-Gyan Created 35 Constituencies and Parliamentary Seats with Just 4 Months to Election 2012". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  5. Ankiilu, Masahudu (26 June 2015). "Ghana Gets First Woman EC Boss". African Eye Report. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. "Ghana's Electoral Commission reverts to using its original logo". www.pulse.com.gh. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  7. "EC reverts to 'original' logo". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  8. "Coalition urges EC to engage 'opposers' of new voters' register". www.myjoyonline.com. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. ""Change of EC logo cost GH₵16,000"". Graphic Online. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  10. "Electoral Commission – Transparency, Fairness, Integrity". ec.gov.gh. Retrieved 17 October 2023.

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