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

The 2004 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections
at the time of making their application.
• Some applicants who did not understand the rationale behind the exercise thought that they could have
their votes transferred from the constituencies where they were registered to other constituencies so that
they could vote for their favourites.
• Delays and postponement of dates of confirmation caused a lot of inconvienence to applicants who had to
visit District Offices several times in respect of their applications.
• Late arrival of transferred voters’ lists to the regions prevented scrutiny and therefore errors in them could
not be corrected before being put to use.
Special Voters
Security Officers, Election Officials and other persons who because of the nature of their duties on polling day would
not be able to vote at the polling stations where they were registered were put on special voter lists. Special voting
was permitted on application. In line with regulation, application for special voting was to be filed with the Returning
Officer not later than seven (7) days before the actual polling day.
Absent voters
Names of persons who applied for the transfer of their votes or for special voting are put on absent voters list for the
polling stations where they were originally registered and would have voted. Such persons shall not be entitled to
vote on the polling day at the stations where their names have been put on absent voters list.
*The Commission maintains two principles for the use of voters’ registers as a management tool in the conduct of
elections.
These are:
• Where you register is where you vote.
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