In view of the preparations for the conduct of the parliamentary by-elections in the Talensi constituency, the Electoral Commission (EC) has rescheduled the dates for filing of nominations for the 2015 District Assembly and Unit Committee elections.
A statement signed by the Deputy Chairman of Operations at the EC, Amadu Sulley noted that “the new dates for filing of nomination for the District Assembly elections are Monday, 6th and Tuesday 7th July, 2015.”
[contextly_sidebar id=”9QJRzdYu5y6NanL9L6T9Ti4JdlKxDV3u”]Nomination for the Unit Committee elections will also be taken on Wednesday, 8th and Thursday 9th July, 2015.
Filing of nomination in the Talensi district of the Upper East region will however, take place on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th July, 2015 for the District Assembly elections; while nomination for the Unit Committee elections will take place on Monday 13th and Tuesday 14th July, 2015.
The statement which was signed indicated that nominations will be received by the Deputy Returning Officers (Special Duties) at the respective electoral area centres from 9:00am to 12:00 noon and 2:00pm to 5:00pm on the aforementioned dates.
The EC was however quick to add that the date for the elections remains as Tuesday, the 1st Day of September, 2015.
It asked “all prospective candidates and the general public are to take note and comply with the new arrangements.”
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By: Marian Efe Ansah/citifmonline.com/Ghana