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Press Release
LMVC
April 28, 2016
STAY VIGILANT, LMVCA
TELLS POLITICAL PARTY AGENTS
Today, April 28 to May 8,
the Electoral Commission is undertaking limited
registration at some 3,500 registration centres
simultaneously.
This exercise is aimed
predominantly to capture Ghanaians who have turned 18
and have not yet being captured on the electoral roll,
including all those who were too young to vote in 2012.
It is important to note
that this exercise if aimed at only those who are 18 or
above and can demonstrate eligibility (identity,
citizenship, age, and residency).
We are aware of moves to
abuse the system and wish to warn against that. In
subsequent press release, we will give more details of
this and expose those who mean to destroy our democracy.
Below are some guidelines
we have put together for all party agents.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR MONITORING
REGISTRATION CENTER LAPTOPS AND FOR MONITORING THE
REGISTRATION PROCESS
1. Each Registration Center
has its own Registration Kit (laptop, camera, finger
scanner, 2 big kit batteries) specific to that center.
Each Kit has a unique number. RECORD this unique number.
VERY IMPORTANT!
2. Check and VERIFY the
TIME and DATE on the laptop being used for Registration.
The time on the Laptop must be Current and in Real time.
If the Time is 7am make sure the Laptop time is also
7am. Check this throughout the Registration.
3. If a laptop breaks down,
make sure it is the ENTIRE KIT which is replaced, and
not just the laptop. And please RECORD the new kit
number. This is very important. But, any other item in
the Kit which breaks down can be replaced without
replacing the entire kit.
4. YOU MUST COLLECT ALL
REGISTRATION REPORTS!!!!!
5. If the printer
breaks down and they are not able to print the report,
PLEASE insist that the Registration officer count the
Form 1C that is with the Laminator. Please insist they
count all the printouts when the printer was working to
be sure how many people registered before the printer
broke down and collect the count totals.
6. Most importantly, make
sure that every individual who comes to register will
have his or her BIOMETRIC DATA CAPTURED.
All party agents,
coordinators, PCs and chairpersons must ensure that the
new Voter ID card has the date of 28th of April (or the
official date of registration) and not any other date
because it appears some EC officials have tampered with
some of the machines in our strongholds showing the
dates 24th 25th 26th and 27th of April instead of the
original date of 28th. The danger is that once any such
registration enters the central database it will be
rejected. Please be aware that this appears to be a
deliberate ploy by the EC to disenfranchise voters in
opposition strongholds. The danger is that once any such
registration enters the central database it will be
rejected. Please be aware that this appears to be a
deliberate ploy by criminal elements in the EC to
disenfranchise opposition voters.
We watch keenly
and encourage Ghanaians who are eligible to turn up in
their numbers to register and to as well report any
unhealthy practice at the registration Centre that seeks
to undermine our democracy.
Let my vote count don't
destroy our democracy
Signed
David
Asante
(Convener)
0268 220220
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