The EC sued by the NDC and 4 political parties due to the limited voter registration
On September 7th, five opposition political parties in Ghana, including the National Democratic Congress (NDC), jointly initiated legal action against the Electoral Commission by filing a lawsuit at the Supreme Court.
This legal action was prompted by the Electoral Commission’s decision to limit the forthcoming voter registration process to its district offices.
The five political parties involved in the lawsuit are the NDC, the Convention People’s Party (CPP), All People’s Congress, Liberal Party of Ghana, and the Great Consolidated Popular Party.
These political parties argue that the Electoral Commission’s choice to restrict voter registration centers to district offices could potentially disenfranchise numerous eligible voters, depriving them of their right to register for participation in public elections.
In their legal filing, the parties have requested an interlocutory injunction to halt the Electoral Commission from proceeding with the announced limited voter registration exercise until a final decision is reached on the substantive matter.
The parties have indicated that this is merely the initial step in a series of actions they intend to pursue to compel the Electoral Commission to conduct the upcoming limited voter registration exercise at the electoral area level.
The limited voter registration process is slated to take place from September 12, 2023, to October 2, 2023, and will cater to eligible Ghanaians who reached the voting age of 18 after the 2020 registration exercise, as well as other eligible voters.
According to the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, this registration exercise will occur at all 268 district offices of the Electoral Commission throughout the country.
