[ 2016-11-12 ]

December Polls: Parliamentary ballot papers arrive in regions
Some regions in the country have started receiving
ballot papers for the parliamentary contest in the
December 7 elections.

Ultimatefmonline.com can exclusively report that
the Upper East, Upper West and Northern regions
received their ballot papers along with other
logistics.

The Electoral Commission (EC) earlier this week
hinted it will be deploying materials across the
regions ahead of the polls

The deployment by the Electoral Commission follows
a successful balloting of positions of
parliamentary candidates by the contesting parties
which has not been affected by the many suits
filed against the EC.

According to the EC, it is battle-ready for this
year’s elections as it indicating that
procurement of materials needed for smooth conduct
of the polls have already been done.

“The commission has secured about 98 per cent of
offshore items to be deployed, especially, at
polling stations. Some of the materials have
already been dispatched to the regions”, EC
Chair Madam Charlotte Osei revealed.

“We have also been busy preparing the Biometric
Verification Machines by keying in the Voter’s
Register”,she added.

Source - Ultimatefm

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