Update public on polling station results on website before declaration of results – IDEG
Published:
3 months ago
Source:
Ghanaian Times
The Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) is calling on the Electoral Commission (EC) to update the public on polling station results via its website before declaring the final outcomes of the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections. According to Professor Kwesi Jonah, a Senior Research Fellow at IDEG, a Civil Society Organisation, this would ensure a more transparent electoral process. He made these remarks during a forum organised by IDEG in Accra last Friday to discuss the EC's procedures for electoral officers and the publication of election results. According to Professor Jonah, although Ghana's democracy was ranked as the sixth most stable in Africa, there were still weaknesses, particularly in the electoral process. He cited the European Union's consistent recommendations since 2012 for Ghana to reform its electoral system, emphasising the importance of publishing polling station results online.