Elections 2004 (Results) - Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Ghana Office

The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections
Independance of the commission
Article 46 of the 1992 Constitution provides that “in the performance of its functions, the Electoral Commission shall
not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority” except as provided in the constitution or any
other law not inconsistent with the constitution.
The organizational structure and mission of the commission
The Commission is organized into two major functional divisions – Operations; and Finance & Administration – each
of which is headed by a deputy chairman. In turn, each functional division is sub-divided into departments, headed
by directors. Some of the departments are further divided into sections headed by sectional heads.
The head office of the Commission is located in Accra on 8 th Avenue, opposite, Ridge Hospital.
Under article 52 of the 1992 Constitution, the Commission is required to have representation in each administrative
region and district of Ghana. Accordingly, the Commission has offices in the country’s 10 regional capitals headed
by Directors and 138 district offices headed by District Electoral Officers.
Appendix 3 (page 203) shows the current organizational structure of the Electoral Commission.
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