Ghana: Presidential Run-Off Special Voting Underway
Posted by travelhouseuk on December 23, 2008
Accra — Officials of the Electoral Commission, members of the security forces, media practitioners and other key essential staff undertaking electoral duties on December 28 are voting today in special voting.The special voting is expected to start from 7.00am and ends at 7.00pm prompt.According to EC regulations, the ballot boxes from the special voting are going to be sealed and counted at the collation centers after the general voting on December 28.
Ballot Papers Tainted
Reports reaching African Elections Project (AEP) indicate some ballot papers meant for use in the Northern region of Ghana during the second run of Ghana elections December 28, 2008 are tainted.In total 23,600 ballot papers allocated for Tamale and Tolon constituencies were found to be tainted by a mixture of black, yellow and blue colors, plus there are marks in the space provided for thumb printing.
