The Chairperson of Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana, Mrs Jean Adukwei Mensa, has called on electoral management bodies on the continent to collaborate in order to ensure reduction in rejected ballots at the polls.
She said the number of rejected ballots during elections on the continent continued to be a major challenge that required some solutions, however, this could only be achieved when collaboration and concerted efforts are among the various managers.
Speaking at the opening of the ninth annual continental forum for electoral management bodies in Africa in Accra yesterday, she stressed that the time had come for the continent to consider the use of technology in addressing some of its electoral challenges, especially invalid and rejected ballot.
The two-day forum was on the theme: 'All Votes Count: Addressing the problem of invalid or rejected ballots in Africa' and was attended by more than 80 participants from across the continent.
