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Makeup of delegates to elect NPP flag
bearer
Accra, Oct. 2, GNA – As the race for the NPP primaries
gathers momentum with 18 members paying for nomination forms
less than one week after nomination opened, the focus is
shifting to the National Delegates’ Congress and delegates
who would constitute the Electoral College to choose their
presidential candidate.
The focus has assumed importance as the candidates have to
lobby them to cast their votes for them.
Various opinion polls have put various candidates ahead, but
many have questioned the basis of the polls as not all the
delegates are known as yet.
According to the NPP’s Constitution, the presidential
candidate shall be elected by the National Congress, which
shall comprise the following delegates: 10 delegates from
each constituency and a representative of the founding
members from each region.
Others are a representative of the Patrons from each region,
a representative of each overseas branch of the party that
is entitled to send a representative to the congress.
The constitution said where the dues paying members of an
overseas branch are of a minimum number of 100, that branch
shall be entitled to send one representative to the National
Delegates’ Conference with voting rights.
The constitution says where there is a sole contestant for
nominations as the party's presidential candidate, the
congress shall acclaim his/her nomination.
Where there is more than one contestant, each delegate will
cast his or her vote by secret ballot for one of the
contestants.
“Where a contestant obtains more than fifty per cent of the
votes cast, he or she shall be the party's presidential
candidate.
“Where, however, no contestant obtains more than 50 per cent
of the votes cast there shall be a run-off between the first
two contestants and the contestant with a simple majority
shall be the party's presidential candidate.”
The constitution says in the event of a tie between the two
contestants, the run off will continue until one contestant
obtains a simple majority.
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