Ahead of Ghana's general elections scheduled for December 7, 2024, the of Ghana conducted a Special Voting exercise to allow election officials, security personnel, and media practitioners to cast their ballots early.
However, according to the rules of the commission, ballots cast during the Special Voting will not be counted until after polls close on the main election day.
During voting on Monday, December 2, 2024, the Electoral Officer for the Odododiodio Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Eric Okyere, explained to GhanaWeb TV's George Ayisi what happens to Special Voting ballot papers after the close of polls. "For Special Voting, we don't count the ballots for peculiar reasons.
So, after 5 PM, when the voting has come to an end, we seal all the ballot boxes, both for the parliamentary and presidential elections.
