[ 2014-09-30 ]

EC to undertake vote transfer exercise
Accra, GNA - The Electoral Commission would
undertake a special exercise to transfer the votes
of prospective candidates who want to contest the
upcoming District Assembly and Unit Committee
Election.

According to the EC, the exercise would enable
prospective candidates to file their nominations
and contest the elections in electoral areas and
units other than where they registered as voters.

A statement signed by Mr Amadu Sulley, Deputy
Chairman (Operation) said the exercise was in
agreement with Regulation 20 (1) (3) (a) of the
Public Elections Regulations, 2012 (C.I 75).

The statement said a prospective candidate who
wanted to transfer his/her vote for the purpose of
contesting the elections should do so not later
than Monday, October 13, 2014.

It said all applications for transfer of votes
should be made in person to the District Officer
of the Commission in the District where the
applicant was seeking to contest the election.

The statement further noted that, where the
application related to the District Assembly
election, the applicant should have resided in the
district for an aggregate period of not less than
twelve (12) months in the four (4) years preceding
the election.

It said where the application related to the Unit
Committee election, the applicant must have lived
in the particular unit where he/she sought to
contest the election for an aggregate period of
not less than twelve (12) months in the four (4)
years preceding the election.

The statement also the reminded the public that a
transfer of vote, once effected, was permanent and
should remain the new polling station of the
applicant.

Source - GNA

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