The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Serebour Quaicoe says they will still go ahead to compile the new voters’ register even with the existence of the coronavirus pandemic.
President Akufo-Addo, in a national address on Sunday, March 15, 2020, banned all public gatherings including conferences, workshops, funerals, festivals, political rallies, church activities, and other related events as part of measures to stop the spread of coronavirus in the country.
Speaking to Bernard Avle on The Point of View on Citi TV, Dr. Quaicoe said their understanding of the directive is that the activities of the Commission are exempted from the ban on public gatherings imposed on the country.
“Our understanding is that it [the ban] doesn’t cover our activities. It is our understanding that it does not affect our operations. So as it is now, we can still go ahead. So that is our understanding,” he said.
In a related development, the Electoral Commission says it will begin the voter registration exercise next month, June 2020.
The exercise is expected to last till July 2020.
“The Commission has slated the registration exercise to begin from the last week of June to the end of July 2020. The exercise will start each day from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. It will take place at all the 33,367 polling stations, which will serve as registration centers nationwide,” the Commission said in a statement.
