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Figures Changed After They Were Keyed In – Electoral Commission Explains Why They Abandoned Electronic Transmission Of Results In December 7 Elections

12/15/2016 5:52 pm

The Electoral Commission have revealed why they jettisoned the electronic transmission of results in the aftermath of December 7’s polls which led to an unprecedented delay in releasing results to the public.
The Commission revealed hackers attempted to enter their system at the time, and the switch to manual delayed everything and lead to certified constituency results only released by the EC over 12 hours after polls closed.

Bibi Bright Just Cannot Think Far About The Delay In Releasing The Final Election Results [VIDEO]

12/9/2016 4:05 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

Actress Bibi Bright is not happy at all with the delay in the release of results from the electoral commission, saying the delay does not make any sense.
The staunch NPP follower, like the rest of the country, have had to wait interminably for the release of the official results from the Commission, which has delayed in that.

"Let's Allow EC To Carry Out Its Constitutional Mandate" – President Mahama Attempts To Calm Fears Over Delay Of The Release Of Election Results

12/9/2016 8:55 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

The President, John Dramani Mahama, has called for Ghanaians to remain calm and allow the Electoral Commission to carry out its constitutionally mandated duty of declaring the results.
Ghanaians all across the country voted on December 7, yet with nearly two days gone since then the results are still not certified by the national body, with only portions of it trickling in from the EC.

EC Reveal Their Website Went Down Because Hackers Attempted To Take Over It And Paste 'Fake Results'

12/8/2016 1:29 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

The Electoral Commission website went down for large parts of Wednesday night/early Thursday at a crucial time when Ghanaians were eager for certified results from the Commission.
The website came back up earlier this morning and has started posting up results, and the Commission has revealed that they were down due to hacking attempts.

EC To Hold Second Round Of Special Voting On December 4 To Compensate For Error Ridden First

12/2/2016 9:45 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

The Electoral Commission has announced a second day of special voting to be held Sunday to compensate for Thursday’s error riddled first.
The special voting exercise, for the security services, reporters and other essential personnell in the country who would be otherwise engaged on December 7 – was riddled with errors during Thursday’s exercise, leading to mounting pressure on the Commission.

STATEMENT: EC Responds To Numerous Challenges Plaguing Special Voting Process

12/1/2016 4:57 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

The Elctoral Commission has responded to the challenges plaguing the currently ongoing special voting process, pledging to work to ensure the challenges are solved.
With the security agencies and other essential personnel casting their votes today, some unexpected challenges, including inability to find names in the voters roll, has put a pall over the process.

EC Sued Again! This Time By Journalists Protesting Ghc 10 Election Accreditation Fee

11/12/2016 11:21 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

Despite the conclusion of the flagbearership saga, it looks like the EC are not done facing legal challenges in the run-up to this year’s elections.
The International Standards Journalists Association (ISJA), a Ghanaian professional body for journalists, have sued the Commission for announcing the imposition of a fee to be paid by journalists who require accreditation to cover this year’s election.

Balloting For The 2016 Presidential Polls Held By EC – NDC Are 3rd On The Ballot, NPP 5th – Akua Donkor, Ayariga Et Al All Out!

11/9/2016 6:16 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

The Electoral Commission have announced the seven Presidential aspirants who would contest the December polls after the deadline given by the Supreme Court for those disqualified to remedy their mistakes passed.
Some of the disqualified aspirants failed to correct their mistakes on time, meaning at the end of the day only seven candidates made the final list – including Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom and Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings.

READ: Full Supreme Court Verdict In EC Vrs PPP

11/8/2016 12:37 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom and his PPP won the appeal case brought by Ghana’s Electoral Commission against them in the Supreme Court—over a ruling by the High Court that asked the EC to give Nduom the opportunity to amend or alter mistakes on nomination forms which led to him being disqualified.
The Supreme Court ordered the Electoral Commission to extend the nomination period to the close of Tuesday, November, 8 2016 for all disqualified presidential aspirants. The court also ordered a suspension of all lawsuits challenging the EC’s disqualifications of flagbearers, for all those affected to amend the errors on their forms.

Akua Donkor Announces She's Getting Back In The Presidential Elections After Supreme Court Ordered EC To Extend Nomination Period

11/7/2016 4:39 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

Madam Akua Donkor says even though she had decided on getting out of the Presidential race, the decision of the Supreme Court to extend the nomination process has made her change her mind and she would now rejoin the race.
The Supreme Court earlier today (Monday) ruled that the Electoral Commission should extend the nomination period to the close of Tuesday, November, 8 2016 for all disqualified presidential aspirants to get the chance to refile their candidacy.

Judge Who Handed PPP Victory Against The EC Would Preside Over NDP's Similar Case After Denying EC Motion To Step Down For Alleged Bias

11/4/2016 6:03 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

The Electoral Commission has been dealt another blow in their never ending legal battles to keep disqualified aspirants from the elections after a High Court judge refused a motion set infront of him by the Commission to recuse himself from the case involving the EC and the NDP.
Justice Eric Kyei Baffour oversaw the case involving the EC and the PPP which was won by the latter, leading to flagbearer Dr Ndoum’s reinstatement into the process after his earlier disqualification.

This Year's Elections Would Not Be Free And Fair – Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom

11/3/2016 10:36 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

PPP flagbearer Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom says it would be impossible to have free and fair elections in Ghana this year, what with the referee engaged in a conflict with some of the players on the pitch.
Dr Nduom was one of 12 candidates disqualified by the EC from contesting this year’s polls, citing irregularities in their filing documents. Yet despite securing a victory at the Accra High Court, who ordered the party to be reinstated – the Commission has dragged the case to the Supreme Court, hoping to have the lower court’s decision quashed.

Hassan Ayariga Threatens To Sue EC For Claiming He Has A Fake Doctorate

10/21/2016 11:51 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

APC flagbearer Hassan Ayariga is not yet done with the Electoral Commission of Ghana, who after disqualifying him from contesting in this year’s election, have also reported him to the police for irregularities in his forms.
The EC said they detected over 30 anomalies in Hassan’s documents, some bordering on criminality — so referred him to the Police CID for further investigations.

NDC #3, NPP #5 – Positions On The Ballot Sheet For The 2016 Parliamentary Elections Assigned

10/20/2016 3:51 pm

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

The electoral commission has held a balloting process to determine the places of each party’s candidate on the ballot papers for December’s parliamentary elections.
The exercise took place at the offices of the commission in Accra Thursday.
Candidates for as many as fifteen parties are contesting the polls, and the top two parties, the NDC and the NPP, picked positions 3 and 5 on the ballot boxes respectively.

PPP Files Suit Against EC – Calls For Issuing Of Ballots To Be Suspended Until Dr Nduom’s Candidature Is Reinstated

10/15/2016 9:46 am

by Nii Smiley Byte, Managing Editor

The Progressive People’s Party have dragged the Electoral Commission to court in its never ending battle to fight the disqualification of Party flagbearer Papa Kwesi Nduom.
In a suit filed at an Accra High Court Friday, lawyers for the party are calling on the court to order the EC to stop the balloting processes until Dr Nduom is reinstated in the race and allowed to file his documents.

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