Press Release

NPP General Secretariat

August 28, 2014

MEMORANDUM

FROM: GENERAL SECRETARY

TO: ALL REGIONAL CHAIRMEN

SUBJECT: OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR SPECIAL ELECTORAL COLLEGE ON

SUN 31ST AUGUST 2014

DATE: TUESDAY 26TH AUGUST, 2014.

Cc: ALL REGIONAL SECRETARIES, ORGANIZERS AND RESEARCH OFFICERS.


a) The election will take place on Sunday 31st August 2014. Voting starts at 8:00am in the morning and ends at 3:00pm. Counting of ballots continues immediately after voting and results declared.



b) The Electoral Commission will conduct this election in all the eleven designated voting centres across the country. As such, Presiding officers will be in total control of the polling station and will be assisted by a National Executive to identify voters.

c) All eligible voters should be identified by the NPP Delegates card and must have their names in the Voters Album.

d) All proxies should be eligible voters with their name on the proxy list and should also produce a copy of the proxy form.

e) No polling official should take instructions from any party member or executive.

f) Each aspirant is entitled to nominate two (2) agents for each of the designated voting centres, but only one (1) would be engaged at a given time.

g) Aspirants are further entitled to nominate One (1) additional agent to represent them at the results collation centre at the Electoral Commission Headquarters.

h) Results declaration forms should be endorsed by candidates’ agents present and faxed to EC Head Office (OPS Room) by Regional Directors.

i) No delegate/aspirant or their supporters are allowed to campaign within the voting centre.

j) Each Region’s election shall be supervised by a National Representative

(See attachment).

k) There shall be no use of cameras at the Polling Booth.

l) Delegates shall proceed to the Electoral Officers, go through the process of identification and issued with Ballot Papers to cast their Votes.

m) Voting Centres remain as follows:

· ASHANTI – COMMUNITY CENTRE, KNUST

· GREATER ACCRA – OSU SALEM PARK, ACCRA

· CENTRAL – PAMPANASIE HOTEL, CAPE COAST

· WESTERN – GNAT HALL , TAKORADI

· BRONG AHAFO – PASTORAL CENTER, SUNYANI

· NORTHERN – SPORT STADIUM (INNER CAR PARK)

· EASTERN – OYINKA HOTEL, KOFORIDUA

· VOLTA – SKYPLUS HOTEL, HO

· UPPER WEST – GNAT HALL, WA

· UPPER EAST – VAG HALL, BOLGA

· NATIONAL – NPP HEAD QUARTERS, ASYLUM DOWN

n) Security

The headquarters has concluded discussions with the Ghana Police Service on providing security assistance for the election at all voting centres on that day. Party members are entreated to ensure full cooperation with the security service in the discharge of their duties.


SIGNED


Kwabena Agyei Agyepong

General Secretary