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For instance, Buem Member of Parliament Kofi Adams said on the Key Points show on TV3 Saturday September 24 that the EC has no justification for trying to use GhanaCard as the only form of identification for the continuous voter registration.

Upon a careful study of the draft regulations, he said, the NDC has discovered that Regulation 1(3) states that “A person who applies for registration as a voter shall provide as evidence of identification the National Identity Card issued by .”

The first, he stated, this regulation is clear on the face of it that the Ghana Card shall be the only proof of identification for purposes of voter registration

126, a person who qualifies to register as a voter may prove his or her identity by either presenting a valid Ghana passport, a national identity card (not national identity card issued by the  as proposed in this C.I.), or a voter registration identification form signed by two registered voters within the community.

He added “The second implication is that the regulation flies in the face of Article 42 of the Constitution which states as follows: ‘Every citizen of Ghana of Eighteen years or above and of sound mind has the right to vote and is entitled to be registered as a voter for the purpose of public elections and referenda.’

“The 1992 Constitution provides only three conditions for registration as a voter; The person has to be a citizen of Ghana; The person must be of sound mind; The person must be eighteen years old or above.

and make the Ghana Card the sole requirement for registration is to deny all such persons the right to register and vote and this is a complete breach and violation of Article 42 of the Constitution and so therefore is unconstitutional.”