The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is working with various security agencies to resolve the challenges with the special voters’ list.<\/p>\n
Hundreds of special voters who queued at polling stations across the country today [Thursday] could not cast<\/strong> <\/span><\/a>their ballot during the Electoral Commission\u2019s special voting exercise.<\/p>\n [contextly_sidebar id=”16DiiXwNaf4TKvEthy3Cdsuyn2EXV0sf”]Over 127,000 security and media personnel as well as EC officials and others who will be busy on Election Day, were expected to take part in the exercise.<\/p>\n Although the exercise; which commenced in the 275 constituencies has been largely peaceful, there were some complaints of missing names.<\/p>\n Some other people who were also supposed to vote outside their original constituencies, were turned away by Returning Officers.<\/p>\n The EC in a statement signed by the Director of Communications of the EC, Eric Dzakpasu however said the Commission is\u201cfully aware of the challenges some of them[voters] are facing at the various polling stations with the special voters list.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Commission is working with the hierarchy of the security agencies to resolve the challenges as soon as possible. \u201d the EC added.<\/p>\n It said the issue \u201cwas discussed with the presidential candidates and their running mates this morning at a presidential dialogue organised by the Commission on the elections held at Movenpick Ambassador Hotel.\u201d<\/p>\n The Commission therefore urged security personnel affected to \u201cremain calm” as “appropriate arrangements will be made for them all to vote in this year\u2019s elections.\u201d<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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