{"id":271398,"date":"2016-11-28T06:00:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-28T06:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=271398"},"modified":"2016-11-28T06:00:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T06:00:29","slug":"5-ways-your-ballots-could-be-rejected-infographic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/11\/5-ways-your-ballots-could-be-rejected-infographic\/","title":{"rendered":"5 ways your ballots could be rejected [Infographic]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the 2012 general elections about 251,720 votes were rejected by the Electoral Commission which amounted to\u00a02.3 percent of the total votes cast.<\/p>\n<p>Figures from the commission states that as many as 205,438 ballots were also rejected in the 2008 elections.<\/p>\n<p>The figure was more than the votes gained by some of the presidential candidates.<\/p>\n<p>The trend has been a source of worry to stakeholders in the country who have called on the Ghana&#8217;s Electoral Commission to devise means to reduce the number of rejected ballots.<\/p>\n<p>Some critics believe that the situation could be reversed through massive voter education exercise.<\/p>\n<p>Below is an infographic which captures some reasons your ballot paper could be described as a \u201crejected ballot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-271419 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/5-ways-your-ballot-paper-could-be-rejected1.png\" alt=\"5-ways-your-ballot-paper-could-be-rejected1\" width=\"593\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Godwin A. 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