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C.I. 72
PUBLIC ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION
OF VOTERS)
REGULATIONS 2012
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
Regulation
Registration of voters
1
Qualification for registration
2
Registration centres and
electoral areas
3
Voters registers
4
Registration officials
5
Functions of a registration
officer
6
Functions of a registration
assistant
7
Registration supervisors
8
Objection to appointment of
registration supervisors and
registration
officers
9.
Period of registration
10.
Access to registration centre
11.
Authorised persons
12.
Application for registration
13.
Registration and issue of
identification card
14.
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of voter identification card
15.
Use of biometric information
Challenges and complaints
16.
Challenging an application for
registration
17.
District Registration Review
Committee
18.
Functions of the Committee
19.
Chief Registration Review
Officer
20.
Complaints
Provisional voters register and
complaints relating to the
register
21.
Provisional register of voters
22.
Exhibition
23.
Exhibition officer
24.
Claims and objections after
publication of provisional
register of voters
25.
Settling claims and objections
on provisional register
26.
Certified register
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Offences and miscellaneous
provisions
27.
Registration off
28.
Voter identification card
offences
29.
Revision of the register
30.
Public notice and the Gazette
31.
Interpretation
32.
Revocation
SCHEDULE
%202012_files/image003.gif) PUBLIC
ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION OF
VOTERS)
REGULATIONS
2012
IN exercise of the power
conferred on the Electoral
Commission by article
51 of the Constitution these
Regulations are made this 21st
day of
February, 2012.
Registration of voters
Qualification for registration
1. (1) A person is entitled to
have the name of that person
included in
the register of voters of an
electoral area, if that person
is
(a)
a citizen of Ghana;
(b)
eighteen years of age or above;
(c)
of a sound mind;
(d)
resident or ordinarily resident
in an electoral area; and
(e)
not prohibited by any law in
force from registering as a
voter.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph
(d) of subregulation (1),
a person who is confined in a
penal institution located in an
electoral area is resident in
that electoral area.
(3) A person who applies for
registration as a voter shall
provide as
evidence of identification one
of the following:
(a)
a passport;
(b)
a driver's licence;
(c)
a national identification card;
(d)
a National Health Insurance
card;
(e)
an existing voter identification
card; or
(f)
one voter registration
identification guarantee form as
set out in Form One of the
Schedule that has been completed
and signed by two registered
voters.
(4) Despite paragraph 69 of
subregulation (3), a registered
voter shall
not guarantee the identity of
more than five persons.
Registration centres and
electoral areas
2. (1) The Commission
(a)
shall designate registration
centres for the purpose of
registering voters; and
PUBLIC ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION
OF VOTERS)
REGULATIONS 2012
(b)
may designate any place it
considers appropriate as a
registration
centre.
(2) In designating a place as a
registration centre, the
Commission shall take into
consideration
(a)
the suitability of the place for
use as a polling station on
election day; and
(b)
the accessibility of the place
to prospective applicants for
registration.
(3) The Commission shall at
least fourteen days before the
first day
of the national registration of
voters, inform political parties
and the general public by
publication in the Gazette,
the radio, television or any
other medium of mass
communication of a place it
designates as a registration
centre.
(4) Unless the Commission
otherwise directs, the polling
stations
in existence immediately before
the coming into force of these
Regulations shall constitute
registration centres for the
registration of voters under
these Regulations.
Voters registers
3.
(1) Each electoral area shall
have a voters register
consisting of the
voters registers of the polling
stations in the electoral area.
(2) Each constituency shall have
a register consisting of the
voters registers of the
electoral areas within the
constituency concerned.
Registration officials
4.
The Commission shall appoint a
registration officer,
registration assistant and any
other official it considers
necessary, for each
registration centre.
Functions of a registration
officer
5.
A registration officer shall
(a)
control the proceedings at the
registration centre;
(b)
keep the equipment for
registration and be accountable
for the registration forms and
other materials assigned to the
registration centre during the
entire period of registration;
(c)
keep records of the proceedings
at the registration centre in
the manner determined by the
Commission;
(d)
report promptly and 'in
the most convenient manner
to the
district officer of the
Commission or registration
supervisors, any difficulties
encountered at the registration
centre for which that
registration officer is
responsible;
(e)
at the end of each registration
day of the national registration
period make available to the
political parties the names,
ages, dates of birth, sex
and residential addresses of the
applicants registered at the
centre; and
(f)
at the end of the registration
period return in person all the
registration forms, equipment
and other material in the custody
of that registration officer to
the Commission.
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of a registration assistant
6.
A registration assistant shall
(a)
capture the required bio-data of
applicants;
(b)
print the voter identification
card;
(c)
laminate the voter
identification card; and
(a') carry out any other duties
assigned to that registration
assistant by the registration
officer.
Registration supervisors
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(1) The Commission shall appoint
for each district in the
country, registration
supervisors for the registration
of voters.
(2)
Registration supervisors
comprise, a registration
supervisor and
two deputy registration
supervisors.
(3)
The registration supervisors
shall
(a)
make frequent visits to the
registration centres in the
district during the period of
registration;
(b)
ensure that the prescribed
registration procedures are
complied with;
(c)
ensure that the essential
registration materials and
equipment
are available; and
(d)
make prompt written reports to
the district officer or the
regional director of the
Commission on
(i) the availability of
registration materials and
equipment,
and
(ii) any lapses in the
performance of duty by officials
responsible for the registration
of voters.
(4)
For the purposes of paragraph
(d) of subregulation (3) reports
include reports sent by
electronic mail, except that
where a report is
submitted by electronic mail the
hard copy of that report shall
be submitted to the
recipient of the electronic mail
within seventy-two hours after
the electronic mail has been
sent.
(5)
The registration supervisor
shall not keep registration
forms and
equipment during the
registration period but shall
assist the district officer of
the Commission in the
distribution and collection of
registration forms
and other essential registration
materials and equipment to and
from the registration centres.
(6)
A person who is not authorised
by the Commission shall not have
access to data on registration.
Objection to appointment of
registration supervisors and
registration
officers
8. (1) The Commission shall make
available to the interested
persons
or parties at the district
office, the names of persons it
proposes to appoint
as registration supervisors,
registration officers and
registration assistants
for the centres not later than
fourteen days before they are
appointed.
(2)
A registered political party or
person qualified to be
registered
as a voter may in writing object
to any person proposed for
appointment as a
registration supervisor, a
registration officer or a
registration assistant,
within seven days after the
names of the proposedofficers
have been made available.
(3)
The objection shall be based on
factual and verifiable evidence
and be made to the Commission.
(4)
The Commission shall communicate
the decision of the Commission
to the parties involved within
seven days after receipt of the
objection.
Period of
registration
9.
(1) The Commission shall
register voters on a continuous
basis.
(2) Despite subregulation (1),
the Commission may by notice in
the Gazette and in the
media specify a period during
which a national registration of
voters shall take place.
(3)
The Commission may by notice
published in the Gazette
and in
the media review the original
period set aside for
registration.
(4)
The Commission shall include in
the register of voters, the name
of a person who qualifies for
registration as a voter and is
registered.
(5)
Despite subregulation (4), the
Commission shall not include in
the register of voters the name
of the person who qualifies to
register as a voter for an
election but who registers less
than sixty days to that
election.
Access to registration centre
10.
(1) A person shall not enter a
registration centre unless that
person
(a)
is applying to be registered as
a voter;
(b)
is a member or official of the
Commission;
(c)
is submitting a complaint or
other official document to the
registration officer; or
(d)
is authorised in writing by the
Commission to do so.
(2)
The Commission may authorise and
give an opportunity to an agent
of a registered political party
and other interested body or
person
to observe activities at a
registration centre during the
period set aside for
registration.
(3)
The names of agents of
registered political parties
shall be submitted to the
Commission not later than seven
days before the start of
registration.
(4)
Despite subregulation (3), a
registered political party may
change
the name of an agent whose
particulars have been submitted
later than seven days before the
start of registration under
special circumstances.
(5)
An organisation interested in
observing the registration shall
not later than twenty-one days
before the start of registration
submit to
the Commission the names of
persons that the organisation
proposes to act as
observers.
Authorised persons
11.
(1) Any of the following persons
may give instructions or directives
to registration officer or
registration assistant and shall
have the right to enter a
registration centre:
(a) a member of the
Commission;
(b)
senior personnel of the head
office of the Commission charged
with monitoring the
registration;
(c)
a regional director of the
Commission and a deputy regional
director of the Commission;
(d)
a district officer of the
Commission; and
(e)
a supervising registration
officer of a district.
(2)
A registration officer may
exclude from the registration
centre,
any person whose conduct proves
to be disruptive to the
registration process.
(3)
For the purpose of paragraph
(b) of subregulation (1), a
senior
personnel charged with
monitoring the registration
means a person assigned
by the Commission to monitor the
registration exercise.
(4)
Application for registration
12.
(1) The Commission shall by
notice published in the
Gazette and
in the
media inform a person who is
entitled to be registered-as a
voter to
apply, during a period specified
in the notice, to the
registration officer,
for the inclusion of that
person's name in the register of
the electoral area in
which that person ordinarily
resides or is permitted by law
to register.
(2) The application for
registration shall be made as
set out in Form
Two of the Schedule.
(3) The applicant shall appear
in person before the
registration
officer at the registration
centre at the time specified by
the Commission by notice
published in the Gazette.
(4) The applicant shall
(a)
supply the information required
to complete the application
form; and
(b)
with the thumbprint,
authenticate the completed
application
form.
(5)
The registration officer shall
complete the application form
on behalf of the applicant.
(6) The information required for
the registration of an applicant
as a voter includes particulars
of the applicant's,
(a) full name, surname, first
name and any other names;
(b') date of birth;
(c)
age;
(d)
sex;
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(e) place
of birth;
(f) residential address;
(g)
names of parents; and
(h)
hometown.
(7)
A registration assistant shall
capture the biometric data, made
up of the ten finger prints and
the photograph of the head,
showing the bare face and two
ears without any obstruction, of
the applicant.
(8)
Where a person with less than
ten fingers requests to be
registered,
the registration assistant shall
capture the prints of the
available fingers.
(9)
The Commission shall make
alternative arrangements in
relation to biometric data for
a person who has no fingers.
(10)
A special list may be created
for persons who fall under
subregulations (8) and (9).
(11)
The Commission may vary the
application procedure and
the period of registration in
the case of
(a)
Ghanaian citizens resident
abroad;
(b)
a person in legal custody; and
(c)
a person with disability or a
person who is incapacitated.
(12)
Where it appears from an
application that the applicant
should
be registered as a voter in a
constituency other than that to
which the
application relates, the
registration officer shall
direct the applicant to
the constituency where the
applicant should be registered.
Registration and issue of
identification card
13.
Where there is no objection to
the application for
registration, the
registration officer shall enter
the name and data of the
applicant in the provisional
register and shall issue to the
applicant a voter identification
card in the form determined by
the Commission.
14.
Replacement of voter
identification card
15.
(1) A person whose
identification card is
(a)
lost;
(Li)
stolen;
(c)
damaged;
(d)
tampered with or
(e)
destroyed;
shall report to the district
officer of the Commission.
(2)
The Commission shall on the
basis of the recommendation of
the district officer authorise
the issuance of a replacement
voter identification
card to the applicant at a cost
to be determined by the Commission.
(3)
The replacement identification
card shall have the word
"Duplicate" written on it to
indicate that it is a
replacement identification
card.
Use of biometric information
15.
(1) The biometric information of
a person registered as a voter
shall not be made available to
any other person or authority
except on the orders of the High
Court.
(2) A person who contravenes
subregulation (1) commits an offence
and is liable on summary
conviction to a fine of not more
than two
thousand penalty units, or to a
term of imprisonment of not more
than four years or to
both.
Challenges and complaints
Challenging an application for
registration
16.
(1) A person appointed to
register voters, a person
authorised by
the Commission to monitor the
registration of voters or a
person qualified
to be registered as a voter may
challenge a person applying to
be registered
as a voter on the ground that
the applicant does not satisfy
the requirements provided
in regulation 1.
(2) Where a person's application
for registration is challenged
and
that person claims to be
qualified to be registered as a
voter,
(a)
the person making the challenge
shall complete the voter
registration challenge form as
set out in the Form Three of
the Schedule;
(b)
the registration officer shall
complete the registration form
on behalf of the applicant but
shall not issue the applicant
with a voter identification
card;
(c)
the registration officer shall
send the completed voter
registration form together with
the completed voter registration
challenge form to the district
electoral officer; and
(d)
the district electoral officer
shall send the completed voter
registration form together with
the completed voter
registration challenge form to
the District Registration Review
Committee established under
regulation 17.
District Registration Review
Committee
17. (1) There is established in
each district a District
Registration
Review Committee referred to in
these Regulations as "the
Committee", which shall examine
challenges related to the
registration of voters in the
district.
(2) A District Registration
Review Committee consists of
(a)
one representative of each
registered political party
active in the district;
(b)
the district officer of the
Commission, who is the secretary
to the Committee;
(c)
the Police Commander in the
district or the representative
of that Police Commander;
(d)
the District Director of
Education or the representative
of that District Director; and
(e)
one representative of the
traditional authorities in the
district.
(3) The District Registration
Review Committee shall appoint
its
own chairperson from among its
members and shall regulate the
conduct of its
proceedings.
(4) Without limiting
subregulation (3), the conduct
of proceedings by the Committee,
shall be fair to the parties to
the dispute.
Functions of the Committee
18, (1) On the receipt of the
completed voter registration
form of a
challenged applicant and the
completed voter registration
challenge form as
provided for in regulation 16
(2), the Committee shall within
(a) seven days examine the
grounds of the challenge to the
application;
(b) seven days decide whether or
not the applicant is qualified
to
be registered as a voter; and
(c)
forty-eight hours after its
decision communicate the decision
in writing to the Commission and
the applicant.
(2) In furtherance of its
functions under subregulation
(1), the Committee
(a)
shall take evidence from the
parties concerned;
(b)
shall examine relevant
documents;
(c)
may call witnesses to testify;
and
(d)
may carry out any investigation
relevant to the issue.
(3)
The Committee shall for the
purpose of taking evidence and
calling witnesses have the same
powers as a District Court.
(4)
The Commission shall give effect
to the Committee's
recommendation, fourteen days
after the parties to the dispute
have been
informed of the Committee's
findings unless the Commission
has received written
notification that either party
has appealed against the
decision to the Chief
Registration Review Officer
under regulation 19.
/Chief Registration Review
Officer
19.
(1) In each region, a judge of
the High Court shall be the
Chief Registration Review
Officer and shall determine
appeals against the decisions of
the District Registration Review
Committee.
(2)
The practice and procedure for
the hearing of appeals under
this regulation shall be
determined by the Chief
Registration Review Officer.
(3)
The Chief Registration Review
Officer shall, in writing,
communicate the decision
arrived at on appeal to the
Commission, to the parties and
the Commission shall comply with
the decision.
Complaints
20. (1) Without limiting any of
the provisions in these
Regulations,
a person who is qualified to be
registered as a voter may submit
a complaint as set out in Form
Four of the Schedule concerning
the registration process to a
registration officer or any of
the officials specified in
regulation 11(1).
(2)
An official to whom a complaint
is made or referred shall make a
record of the complaint and
either
(a)
resolve the matter to the
satisfaction of the complainant;
or
(b)
refer the matter to the next
higher officer of the Commission
for further action.
Provisional register of voters
21.
(1) The Commission shall, not
later than three months from the
end of the registration period
compile for each polling station
a provisional register of voters
stating the name, age, sex,
residential address and showing
the photograph of each person
whose application for
registration at that
polling station was accepted.
(2) A copy of the provisional
register shall be given to each
registered
political party in the form
determined by the Commission.
Exhibition
22.
(1) The Commission shall cause
the provisional register of
voters of each polling station
to be displayed for public
inspection at the
registration centre for the
period that the Commission by
notice in the Gazette and
the media specifies.
(2) During the exhibition period
(a)
any registered voter may inspect
the provisional register of
voters to ascertain that the
particulars on that voter's
identification card are the same
as the particulars contained
in the provisional
register of voters and in case
of any discrepancy, request the
exhibition officer to make the
necessary correction in the
provisional register;
(b)
any person whose application for
registration during the
registration period was accepted
but whose name and other
particulars do not appear in the
provisional voters register of
voters may make a claim as set
out in Form Five of the Schedule
for the name and particulars of
that person to be entered in the
provisional register ; and
(c)
a person entitled to be
registered as a voter may object
as set
out in Form six of the
Schedule to a person whose name
appears in the
provisional register of voters
on the ground that the person is
not qualified to be registered
as a voter.
(4)
The Commission shall in addition
to the publication provided in
subregulation (1), post the
provisional register on the
website of the Commission.
(5)
Exhibition
officer
23.
(1) The Commission shall appoint
for each registration centre an
exhibition officer to exhibit
the provisional register.
(2) The exhibition officer shall
(a)
assist registered voters to find
their names in the provisional
register;
(b)
verify whether the details in
the provisional voters register
are the same as those on the
identification card and if there
is a discrepancy make the
necessary correction in the
register;
(c)
before making a correction in
the provisional register
complete the Correction Form as
set out in Form Eleven of the
Schedule indicating the nature
of the discrepancy in the
voter's particulars;
(d)
check for clerical errors and
fill 'in the
appropriate form; and
(e)
receive claims and objections in
the prescribed form concerning
the inclusion of a person's name
and other particulars in the
provisional register.
Claims and objections after
publication of provisional
register of voters
24.
(1) A person who has a right to
have the particulars including
the
name of that person to be
included in the provisional
register or to object
to the inclusion of any name or
the omission of any name from
the register
may on the publication of the
provisional register, submit a
complaint as set out in
Form Five or Form Six of the
Schedule as the case may be to
the exhibition officer in
respect of any matter relating
to the particulars of a person
included or omitted in the
provisional register.
(2) The exhibition officer
shall, within three days after
the exhibition
period has ended,
(a) exhibit in a conspicuous
place in the registration centre
(i) a list as set out in Form
Seven of the Schedule of persons
who have applied to be included
in the vot‑ers register;
(ii)
a list as set out in Form Eight
of the Schedule of
persons whose inclusion in the
register is the subject
of an objection; and
(iii)
a list as set out in Form Nine
of the Schedule of
persons whose names occur more
than
once;
(b)
send two copies of each of the
lists to the district officer of
the Commission; and
(c)
send the exhibited provisional
register with the corrections
of the exhibition officer, to
the district officer of the Cornmission.
(3)
The Commission may determine the
other relevant particulars that
are to be contained in the list.
(4)
The district officer of the
Commission shall
(a)
keep a copy of each of the lists
of claims and objections, at
the office of the district
officer; and
(b)
send a copy of the lists of
claims and objections to the
concerned
regional director of the
Commission.
(c)
Settling claims and objections
on provisional register
25. (1) A district officer of
the Commission shall, within
seven days J from the date of
receipt of the lists of claims
and objections from the
exhibition officer, submit the
complaints and objections to the
District Registration Review
Officer for determination, and
give notice to each
person
(a) against whom an objection
has been raised
(i)
of the objection, and
(ii)
the reasons for the objection,
and
(b)
who has made a claim
to attend the hearing presided
by the District Registration
Review Officer
for the determination of the
objection or claim.
(2)
The notice shall be as set out
in Form Ten of the Schedule.
(3)
For the purpose of
sub-regulation (1), the District
Court Magistrate
shall be the District
Registration Review Officer.
(4) A Judge of the High Court,
who is appointed the Chief
Regis-
Ji\
tration Review Officer of the
region in which a district is
located, shall
appoint a lawyer of not less
than three years standing and
who is preferably
resident in the district to be
the District Registration Review
Officer, if a District
Court does not exist in the
district or if the chairperson
of the District Court is absent.
(5)
The District Registration Review
Officer shall determine the
procedure for settling claims
and objections but
(a)
a party to an issue shall
be heard in person or may be
represented
by a lawyer;
(b)
the lawful possession by
a claimant of an authentic
identification
card issued by the Commission
shall be prima facie
evidence of registration; and
(c)
a person is not entitled
to make a claim or raise an
objection
in relation to a matter on which
the High Court has made a
determination before the period
of the exhibition of the
provisional voters register.
(6) The District Registration
Review Officer shall, in writing
on
the same day of making a
decision or as soon as
practicable, inform the
Commission and the person who is
making the claim or the person
to whom the objection relates of
the decision of that District
Registration Review Officer.
(7) The Corrirhission shall give
effect to the decision of the
District
Registration Review Officer
within fourteen days after the
person making the claim or the
person to whom the objection
relates had been informed
unless the Commission has
received certified notification
of an appeal to the High Court
under sub-regulation (8).
(8) A person aggrieved by the
decision of the District
Registration Review Officer may
appeal to the High Court.
(9) The High Court shall as soon
as practicable inform the
Commission and the parties in
dispute of its decision and the
Commission shall give effect to
the decision.
Certified register
26. (1) The Commission shall
certify the register after the
determination
of claims or objections.
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(m)
offers anything of actual or
potential value to a person to
induce that person not to
register as a voter;
(n)
makes an entry or a statement
which that person knows to be
false or does not believe to be
true for the purpose of
registering a voter;
(o)
carries out registration of
voters at a place other than a
place
designated as a registration
centre by the Commission;
(p)
tampers with any registration
equipment;
(q)
alters captured registration
data without authority;
(r)
transfers data to another device
without authorisation; or
(s)
intentionally brings an
electronic device that
interferes with
the performance of the equipment
to a registration centre
or any data centre of the
Commission
commits an offence and is liable
on summary conviction to a fine
of not
more than five hundred penalty
units or to a term of
imprisonment of not more.
than two years or to both.
Voter identification card
offences
28.
(1) A person who possesses the
identification card of another
person
without the express consent of
that other person commits an
offence.
(2)
A political party or any other
organization shall not be in
possession of the identification
card of any of its members or of
any
other person without the express
written consent of that member
or that other person.
(3)
A person who finds a lost
identification card shall,
within fourteen
days after finding that card,
surrender the card to the
district officer
of the Commission or a police
officer in charge of the nearest
police station, otherwise that
person shall be deemed to be in
unlawful possession of another
person's identiflcatin card.
(4)
A police officer to whom a lost
identification card has been
surrendered shall surrender the
card to the district officer of
the Corn-
mission within fourteen days
after the card had been given to
that police officer
otherwise that police officer
shall be deemed to be in
unlawful possession of another
person's identification card.
(5)
An individual who commits the
offence of unlawful possession
of another person's
identification card is liable on
summary conviction
to a fine of not more than five
hundred penalty units or a term
of imprisonment of not more than
two years for each
identification card which is
held unlawfully.
(6)
A political party, organization
or group of persons which
commits
the offence of unlawful
possession of an identification
card is liable on summary
conviction to a fine of not more
than two thousand penalty units
and an additional fine of one
hundred penalty units for each
voter identification card held
unlawfully.
(7)
Revision of the register
29.
(1) The Commission shall revise
the register of voters annually
and may revise the register of
voters for electoral areas
thatThe Commission shall
determine.
(2) The process for registration
as provided in these Regulations
apply with the modifications
that the Commission shall direct
for the revision of any
register.
Public notice and the
Gazette
30.
Where any matter is required in
these Regulations to be
published
in the Gazette it may in
lieu of or in addition to the
publication in the
Gazette
be published through radio,
television, the national
newspapers or any other
medium of mass communication.
31.
Interpretation
32.
In these Regulations unless the
context otherwise requires,
"active political party in the
district" means a political
party
that has an office and elected
officers in at least one
constituency in that district;
"bio-data" refers to biographic
and biometric information of a
person required for the purpose
of establishing that person's
identity;
"Commission" means the Electoral
Commission;
"Committee" means the District
Registration Review Committee
established under regulation 17;
electronic device" includes
mobile phones, computers,
wireless equipment, infra-red
devices, bluetooth devices and
related devices;
"identification card" means a
voter identification card issued
by the Commission indicating
that the bearer whose par‑
ticulars are specified in the
card is a registered voter;
Revocation
32. The Public Elections
(Registration of Voters)
Regulations, 1995 (C.I. 12)
is hereby revoked.
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(REGISTRATION OF VOTERS )
REGULATIONS 2012
(Regulation 24 (2) (a) (i))
FORM SEVEN
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA
EXHIBITION OF VOTERS REGISTER
NAMEOF CENTRE
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List of Persons who
have applied to be included on
the Voters Register
Pursuant the Public Elections
(Registration of Voters)
Regulations, 2012 (C.I. 72)
below is the list of
persons who have applied to have
their names included on the
Voters Register during the
Exhibition of the
NAME
VOTERS NUMBER
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Name of Exhibition
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Signature of Exhibition
Officer
Date
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PUBLIC ELECTIONS
(REGISTRATION OF VOTERS )
REGULATIONS 2012
FORM EIGHT
(Regulation 24 (2) (a) (ii))
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA
EXHIBITION OF VOTERS REGISTER
NAMEOF CENTRE
.............................................CODE:
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List of Persons who
have applied to be included on
the Voters Register
Pursuant to the Public Elections
(Registration of Voters)
Regulations, 2012 (C.I. 72)
below is the list of
persons who have applied to have
their names included on the
Voters Register during the
Exhibition of the
NAME
VOTERS
NUMBER
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Name of Exhibition
Officer
Signature of Exhibition
Officer
Date
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PUBLIC ELECTIONS
(REGISTRATION OF VOTERS )
REGULATIONS 2012
FORM NINE
(Regulation 24 (2) (a) (iii))
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA
List of Persons with Multiple
Registration records
in the Voters Register As
at..............................
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PUBLIC ELECTIONS
(REGISTRATION OF VOTERS )
REGULATIONS 2012
FORM TEN
(Regulation 25 (2))
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA
EXHIBITION OF VOTERS REGISTER
Names to person against whom an
objection has been filed
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PART 1
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Name of Exhibition Center
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TO
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Names to person against whom an
objection has been
filed Voters
ID number
You are hereby informed that an
objection has been filled
against your name being included
on the Voters’ Register. The
reason(s) for the objection is:
(Tick)
·
You are below 18 years
old
You are not sound
mind
·
You are not a Ghanaian
citizen
You are registered in another
center
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You are not a resident of
locality
Deceased
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You are not the person you claim
to be (Impersonation)
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II
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A hearing
at the place and time listed
below, before the District
Registration Review
officer for
the………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
District
will be held to determine
whether the objection is valid.
At the hearing, the objector
will present his or her evidence
that you are not qualified to
have your name included on the
Voters’ Register. You will be
required to provide evidence
that supports your qualification
to be a registered voter.
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Hearing
Date of Hearing
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Name of
District Electoral
Officer Signature of
(District Electoral
Officer) Date
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PUBLIC ELECTIONS
(REGISTRATION OF VOTERS )
REGULATIONS 2012
FORM ELEVEN
(Regulation 25 (2) (C))
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COMMISSION OF GHANA
Form of Amendment
CORRECTION FROM
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EXHIBITION CENTRE
CODE……………………………………………………………(Where
applicable)
EXHIBITION CENTRE
NAME…………………………………………………………………………………………………. |
Voter ID
No.
Having registered as a voter,
with the above Voter ID No. I
hereby request the following
amendment to my details on the
voters register.
Correction: That the
following corrections be made to
my particulars on the Voters
Register and related documents
Correct
PS Code:
Correct
Name:
Correct
Sex:
Correct Age:
I swear of
affirm that the information I
have provided on this form is
true and correct to the best of
my knowledge.
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Name of Exhibition
Officer
Signature
C.I.
72
PUBLIC ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION
OF VOTERS)
REGULATIONS 2012
ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS
Regulation
Registration of voters
1
Qualification for registration
2
Registration centres and
electoral areas
3
Voters registers
4
Registration officials
5
Functions of a registration
officer
6
Functions of a registration
assistant
7
Registration supervisors
8
Objection to appointment of
registration supervisors and
registration
officers
9.
Period of registration
10.
Access to registration centre
11.
Authorised persons
12.
Application for registration
13.
Registration and issue of
identification card
14.
Replacement
of voter identification card
15.
Use of biometric information
Challenges and complaints
16.
Challenging an application for
registration
17.
District Registration Review
Committee
18.
Functions of the Committee
19.
Chief Registration Review
Officer
20.
Complaints
Provisional voters register and
complaints relating to the
register
21.
Provisional register of voters
22.
Exhibition
23.
Exhibition officer
24.
Claims and objections after
publication of provisional
register of voters
25.
Settling claims and objections
on provisional register
26.
Certified register
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Offences and miscellaneous
provisions
27.
Registration off
28.
Voter identification card
offences
29.
Revision of the register
30.
Public notice and the Gazette
31.
Interpretation
32.
Revocation
SCHEDULE
PUBLIC
ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION OF
VOTERS)
REGULATIONS
2012
IN exercise of the power
conferred on the Electoral
Commission by article
51 of the Constitution these
Regulations are made this 21st
day of
February, 2012.
Registration of voters
Qualification for registration
1. (1) A person is entitled to
have the name of that person
included in
the register of voters of an
electoral area, if that person
is
(a)
a citizen of Ghana;
(b)
eighteen years of age or above;
(c)
of a sound mind;
(d)
resident or ordinarily resident
in an electoral area; and
(e)
not prohibited by any law in
force from registering as a
voter.
(2) For the purpose of paragraph
(d) of subregulation (1),
a person who is confined in a
penal institution located in an
electoral area is resident in
that electoral area.
(3) A person who applies for
registration as a voter shall
provide as
evidence of identification one
of the following:
(a)
a passport;
(b)
a driver's licence;
(c)
a national identification card;
(d)
a National Health Insurance
card;
(e)
an existing voter identification
card; or
(f)
one voter registration
identification guarantee form as
set out in Form One of the
Schedule that has been completed
and signed by two registered
voters.
(4) Despite paragraph 69 of
subregulation (3), a registered
voter shall
not guarantee the identity of
more than five persons.
Registration centres and
electoral areas
2. (1) The Commission
(a)
shall designate registration
centres for the purpose of
registering voters; and
PUBLIC ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION
OF VOTERS)
REGULATIONS 2012
(b)
may designate any place it
considers appropriate as a
registration
centre.
(2) In designating a place as a
registration centre, the
Commission shall take into
consideration
(a)
the suitability of the place for
use as a polling station on
election day; and
(b)
the accessibility of the place
to prospective applicants for
registration.
(3) The Commission shall at
least fourteen days before the
first day
of the national registration of
voters, inform political parties
and the general public by
publication in the Gazette,
the radio, television or any
other medium of mass
communication of a place it
designates as a registration
centre.
(4) Unless the Commission
otherwise directs, the polling
stations
in existence immediately before
the coming into force of these
Regulations shall constitute
registration centres for the
registration of voters under
these Regulations.
Voters registers
3.
(1) Each electoral area shall
have a voters register
consisting of the
voters registers of the polling
stations in the electoral area.
(2) Each constituency shall have
a register consisting of the
voters registers of the
electoral areas within the
constituency concerned.
Registration officials
4.
The Commission shall appoint a
registration officer,
registration assistant and any
other official it considers
necessary, for each
registration centre.
Functions of a registration
officer
5.
A registration officer shall
(a)
control the proceedings at the
registration centre;
(b)
keep the equipment for
registration and be accountable
for the registration forms and
other materials assigned to the
registration centre during the
entire period of registration;
(c)
keep records of the proceedings
at the registration centre in
the manner determined by the
Commission;
(d)
report promptly and 'in
the most convenient manner
to the
district officer of the
Commission or registration
supervisors, any difficulties
encountered at the registration
centre for which that
registration officer is
responsible;
(e)
at the end of each registration
day of the national registration
period make available to the
political parties the names,
ages, dates of birth, sex
and residential addresses of the
applicants registered at the
centre; and
(f)
at the end of the registration
period return in person all the
registration forms, equipment
and other material in the custody
of that registration officer to
the Commission.
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of a registration assistant
6.
A registration assistant shall
(a)
capture the required bio-data of
applicants;
(b)
print the voter identification
card;
(c)
laminate the voter
identification card; and
(a') carry out any other duties
assigned to that registration
assistant by the registration
officer.
Registration supervisors
7.
(1) The Commission shall appoint
for each district in the
country, registration
supervisors for the registration
of voters.
(2)
Registration supervisors
comprise, a registration
supervisor and
two deputy registration
supervisors.
(3)
The registration supervisors
shall
(a)
make frequent visits to the
registration centres in the
district during the period of
registration;
(b)
ensure that the prescribed
registration procedures are
complied with;
(c)
ensure that the essential
registration materials and
equipment
are available; and
(d)
make prompt written reports to
the district officer or the
regional director of the
Commission on
(i) the availability of
registration materials and
equipment,
and
(ii) any lapses in the
performance of duty by officials
responsible for the registration
of voters.
(4)
For the purposes of paragraph
(d) of subregulation (3) reports
include reports sent by
electronic mail, except that
where a report is
submitted by electronic mail the
hard copy of that report shall
be submitted to the
recipient of the electronic mail
within seventy-two hours after
the electronic mail has been
sent.
(5)
The registration supervisor
shall not keep registration
forms and
equipment during the
registration period but shall
assist the district officer of
the Commission in the
distribution and collection of
registration forms
and other essential registration
materials and equipment to and
from the registration centres.
(6)
A person who is not authorised
by the Commission shall not have
access to data on registration.
Objection to appointment of
registration supervisors and
registration
officers
8. (1) The Commission shall make
available to the interested
persons
or parties at the district
office, the names of persons it
proposes to appoint
as registration supervisors,
registration officers and
registration assistants
for the centres not later than
fourteen days before they are
appointed.
(2)
A registered political party or
person qualified to be
registered
as a voter may in writing object
to any person proposed for
appointment as a
registration supervisor, a
registration officer or a
registration assistant,
within seven days after the
names of the proposedofficers
have been made available.
(3)
The objection shall be based on
factual and verifiable evidence
and be made to the Commission.
(4)
The Commission shall communicate
the decision of the Commission
to the parties involved within
seven days after receipt of the
objection.
Period of
registration
9.
(1) The Commission shall
register voters on a continuous
basis.
(2) Despite subregulation (1),
the Commission may by notice in
the Gazette and in the
media specify a period during
which a national registration of
voters shall take place.
(3)
The Commission may by notice
published in the Gazette
and in
the media review the original
period set aside for
registration.
(4)
The Commission shall include in
the register of voters, the name
of a person who qualifies for
registration as a voter and is
registered.
(5)
Despite subregulation (4), the
Commission shall not include in
the register of voters the name
of the person who qualifies to
register as a voter for an
election but who registers less
than sixty days to that
election.
Access to registration centre
10.
(1) A person shall not enter a
registration centre unless that
person
(a)
is applying to be registered as
a voter;
(b)
is a member or official of the
Commission;
(c)
is submitting a complaint or
other official document to the
registration officer; or
(d)
is authorised in writing by the
Commission to do so.
(2)
The Commission may authorise and
give an opportunity to an agent
of a registered political party
and other interested body or
person
to observe activities at a
registration centre during the
period set aside for
registration.
(3)
The names of agents of
registered political parties
shall be submitted to the
Commission not later than seven
days before the start of
registration.
(4)
Despite subregulation (3), a
registered political party may
change
the name of an agent whose
particulars have been submitted
later than seven days before the
start of registration under
special circumstances.
(5)
An organisation interested in
observing the registration shall
not later than twenty-one days
before the start of registration
submit to
the Commission the names of
persons that the organisation
proposes to act as
observers.
Authorised persons
11.
(1) Any of the following persons
may give instructions or directives
to registration officer or
registration assistant and shall
have the right to enter a
registration centre:
(a) a member of the
Commission;
(b)
senior personnel of the head
office of the Commission charged
with monitoring the
registration;
(c)
a regional director of the
Commission and a deputy regional
director of the Commission;
(d)
a district officer of the
Commission; and
(e)
a supervising registration
officer of a district.
(2)
A registration officer may
exclude from the registration
centre,
any person whose conduct proves
to be disruptive to the
registration process.
(3)
For the purpose of paragraph
(b) of subregulation (1), a
senior
personnel charged with
monitoring the registration
means a person assigned
by the Commission to monitor the
registration exercise.
(4)
Application for registration
12.
(1) The Commission shall by
notice published in the
Gazette and
in the
media inform a person who is
entitled to be registered-as a
voter to
apply, during a period specified
in the notice, to the
registration officer,
for the inclusion of that
person's name in the register of
the electoral area in
which that person ordinarily
resides or is permitted by law
to register.
(2) The application for
registration shall be made as
set out in Form
Two of the Schedule.
(3) The applicant shall appear
in person before the
registration
officer at the registration
centre at the time specified by
the Commission by notice
published in the Gazette.
(4) The applicant shall
(a)
supply the information required
to complete the application
form; and
(b)
with the thumbprint,
authenticate the completed
application
form.
(5)
The registration officer shall
complete the application form
on behalf of the applicant.
(6) The information required for
the registration of an applicant
as a voter includes particulars
of the applicant's,
(a) full name, surname, first
name and any other names;
(b') date of birth;
(c)
age;
(d)
sex;
(e) place
of birth;
(f) residential address;
(g)
names of parents; and
(h)
hometown.
(7)
A registration assistant shall
capture the biometric data, made
up of the ten finger prints and
the photograph of the head,
showing the bare face and two
ears without any obstruction, of
the applicant.
(8)
Where a person with less than
ten fingers requests to be
registered,
the registration assistant shall
capture the prints of the
available fingers.
(9)
The Commission shall make
alternative arrangements in
relation to biometric data for
a person who has no fingers.
(10)
A special list may be created
for persons who fall under
subregulations (8) and (9).
(11)
The Commission may vary the
application procedure and
the period of registration in
the case of
(a)
Ghanaian citizens resident
abroad;
(b)
a person in legal custody; and
(c)
a person with disability or a
person who is incapacitated.
(12)
Where it appears from an
application that the applicant
should
be registered as a voter in a
constituency other than that to
which the
application relates, the
registration officer shall
direct the applicant to
the constituency where the
applicant should be registered.
Registration and issue of
identification card
13.
Where there is no objection to
the application for
registration, the
registration officer shall enter
the name and data of the
applicant in the provisional
register and shall issue to the
applicant a voter identification
card in the form determined by
the Commission.
14.
Replacement of voter
identification card
15.
(1) A person whose
identification card is
(a)
lost;
(Li)
stolen;
(c)
damaged;
(d)
tampered with or
(e)
destroyed;
shall report to the district
officer of the Commission.
(2)
The Commission shall on the
basis of the recommendation of
the district officer authorise
the issuance of a replacement
voter identification
card to the applicant at a cost
to be determined by the Commission.
(3)
The replacement identification
card shall have the word
"Duplicate" written on it to
indicate that it is a
replacement identification
card.
Use of biometric information
15.
(1) The biometric information of
a person registered as a voter
shall not be made available to
any other person or authority
except on the orders of the High
Court.
(2) A person who contravenes
subregulation (1) commits an offence
and is liable on summary
conviction to a fine of not more
than two
thousand penalty units, or to a
term of imprisonment of not more
than four years or to
both.
Challenges and complaints
Challenging an application for
registration
16.
(1) A person appointed to
register voters, a person
authorised by
the Commission to monitor the
registration of voters or a
person qualified
to be registered as a voter may
challenge a person applying to
be registered
as a voter on the ground that
the applicant does not satisfy
the requirements provided
in regulation 1.
(2) Where a person's application
for registration is challenged
and
that person claims to be
qualified to be registered as a
voter,
(a)
the person making the challenge
shall complete the voter
registration challenge form as
set out in the Form Three of
the Schedule;
(b)
the registration officer shall
complete the registration form
on behalf of the applicant but
shall not issue the applicant
with a voter identification
card;
(c)
the registration officer shall
send the completed voter
registration form together with
the completed voter registration
challenge form to the district
electoral officer; and
(d)
the district electoral officer
shall send the completed voter
registration form together with
the completed voter
registration challenge form to
the District Registration Review
Committee established under
regulation 17.
District Registration Review
Committee
17. (1) There is established in
each district a District
Registration
Review Committee referred to in
these Regulations as "the
Committee", which shall examine
challenges related to the
registration of voters in the
district.
(2) A District Registration
Review Committee consists of
(a)
one representative of each
registered political party
active in the district;
(b)
the district officer of the
Commission, who is the secretary
to the Committee;
(c)
the Police Commander in the
district or the representative
of that Police Commander;
(d)
the District Director of
Education or the representative
of that District Director; and
(e)
one representative of the
traditional authorities in the
district.
(3) The District Registration
Review Committee shall appoint
its
own chairperson from among its
members and shall regulate the
conduct of its
proceedings.
(4) Without limiting
subregulation (3), the conduct
of proceedings by the Committee,
shall be fair to the parties to
the dispute.
Functions of the Committee
18, (1) On the receipt of the
completed voter registration
form of a
challenged applicant and the
completed voter registration
challenge form as
provided for in regulation 16
(2), the Committee shall within
(a) seven days examine the
grounds of the challenge to the
application;
(b) seven days decide whether or
not the applicant is qualified
to
be registered as a voter; and
(c)
forty-eight hours after its
decision communicate the decision
in writing to the Commission and
the applicant.
(2) In furtherance of its
functions under subregulation
(1), the Committee
(a)
shall take evidence from the
parties concerned;
(b)
shall examine relevant
documents;
(c)
may call witnesses to testify;
and
(d)
may carry out any investigation
relevant to the issue.
(3)
The Committee shall for the
purpose of taking evidence and
calling witnesses have the same
powers as a District Court.
(4)
The Commission shall give effect
to the Committee's
recommendation, fourteen days
after the parties to the dispute
have been
informed of the Committee's
findings unless the Commission
has received written
notification that either party
has appealed against the
decision to the Chief
Registration Review Officer
under regulation 19.
/Chief Registration Review
Officer
19.
(1) In each region, a judge of
the High Court shall be the
Chief Registration Review
Officer and shall determine
appeals against the decisions of
the District Registration Review
Committee.
(2)
The practice and procedure for
the hearing of appeals under
this regulation shall be
determined by the Chief
Registration Review Officer.
(3)
The Chief Registration Review
Officer shall, in writing,
communicate the decision
arrived at on appeal to the
Commission, to the parties and
the Commission shall comply with
the decision.
Complaints
20. (1) Without limiting any of
the provisions in these
Regulations,
a person who is qualified to be
registered as a voter may submit
a complaint as set out in Form
Four of the Schedule concerning
the registration process to a
registration officer or any of
the officials specified in
regulation 11(1).
(2)
An official to whom a complaint
is made or referred shall make a
record of the complaint and
either
(a)
resolve the matter to the
satisfaction of the complainant;
or
(b)
refer the matter to the next
higher officer of the Commission
for further action.
Provisional register of voters
21.
(1) The Commission shall, not
later than three months from the
end of the registration period
compile for each polling station
a provisional register of voters
stating the name, age, sex,
residential address and showing
the photograph of each person
whose application for
registration at that
polling station was accepted.
(2) A copy of the provisional
register shall be given to each
registered
political party in the form
determined by the Commission.
Exhibition
22.
(1) The Commission shall cause
the provisional register of
voters of each polling station
to be displayed for public
inspection at the
registration centre for the
period that the Commission by
notice in the Gazette and
the media specifies.
(2) During the exhibition period
(a)
any registered voter may inspect
the provisional register of
voters to ascertain that the
particulars on that voter's
identification card are the same
as the particulars contained
in the provisional
register of voters and in case
of any discrepancy, request the
exhibition officer to make the
necessary correction in the
provisional register;
(b)
any person whose application for
registration during the
registration period was accepted
but whose name and other
particulars do not appear in the
provisional voters register of
voters may make a claim as set
out in Form Five of the Schedule
for the name and particulars of
that person to be entered in the
provisional register ; and
(c)
a person entitled to be
registered as a voter may object
as set
out in Form six of the
Schedule to a person whose name
appears in the
provisional register of voters
on the ground that the person is
not qualified to be registered
as a voter.
(4)
The Commission shall in addition
to the publication provided in
subregulation (1), post the
provisional register on the
website of the Commission.
(5)
Exhibition
officer
23.
(1) The Commission shall appoint
for each registration centre an
exhibition officer to exhibit
the provisional register.
(2) The exhibition officer shall
(a)
assist registered voters to find
their names in the provisional
register;
(b)
verify whether the details in
the provisional voters register
are the same as those on the
identification card and if there
is a discrepancy make the
necessary correction in the
register;
(c)
before making a correction in
the provisional register
complete the Correction Form as
set out in Form Eleven of the
Schedule indicating the nature
of the discrepancy in the
voter's particulars;
(d)
check for clerical errors and
fill 'in the
appropriate form; and
(e)
receive claims and objections in
the prescribed form concerning
the inclusion of a person's name
and other particulars in the
provisional register.
Claims and objections after
publication of provisional
register of voters
24.
(1) A person who has a right to
have the particulars including
the
name of that person to be
included in the provisional
register or to object
to the inclusion of any name or
the omission of any name from
the register
may on the publication of the
provisional register, submit a
complaint as set out in
Form Five or Form Six of the
Schedule as the case may be to
the exhibition officer in
respect of any matter relating
to the particulars of a person
included or omitted in the
provisional register.
(2) The exhibition officer
shall, within three days after
the exhibition
period has ended,
(a) exhibit in a conspicuous
place in the registration centre
(i) a list as set out in Form
Seven of the Schedule of persons
who have applied to be included
in the vot‑ers register;
(ii)
a list as set out in Form Eight
of the Schedule of
persons whose inclusion in the
register is the subject
of an objection; and
(iii)
a list as set out in Form Nine
of the Schedule of
persons whose names occur more
than
once;
(b)
send two copies of each of the
lists to the district officer of
the Commission; and
(c)
send the exhibited provisional
register with the corrections
of the exhibition officer, to
the district officer of the Cornmission.
(3)
The Commission may determine the
other relevant particulars that
are to be contained in the list.
(4)
The district officer of the
Commission shall
(a)
keep a copy of each of the lists
of claims and objections, at
the office of the district
officer; and
(b)
send a copy of the lists of
claims and objections to the
concerned
regional director of the
Commission.
(c)
Settling claims and objections
on provisional register
25. (1) A district officer of
the Commission shall, within
seven days J from the date of
receipt of the lists of claims
and objections from the
exhibition officer, submit the
complaints and objections to the
District Registration Review
Officer for determination, and
give notice to each
person
(a) against whom an objection
has been raised
(i)
of the objection, and
(ii)
the reasons for the objection,
and
(b)
who has made a claim
to attend the hearing presided
by the District Registration
Review Officer
for the determination of the
objection or claim.
(2)
The notice shall be as set out
in Form Ten of the Schedule.
(3)
For the purpose of
sub-regulation (1), the District
Court Magistrate
shall be the District
Registration Review Officer.
(4) A Judge of the High Court,
who is appointed the Chief
Regis-
Ji\
tration Review Officer of the
region in which a district is
located, shall
appoint a lawyer of not less
than three years standing and
who is preferably
resident in the district to be
the District Registration Review
Officer, if a District
Court does not exist in the
district or if the chairperson
of the District Court is absent.
(5)
The District Registration Review
Officer shall determine the
procedure for settling claims
and objections but
(a)
a party to an issue shall
be heard in person or may be
represented
by a lawyer;
(b)
the lawful possession by
a claimant of an authentic
identification
card issued by the Commission
shall be prima facie
evidence of registration; and
(c)
a person is not entitled
to make a claim or raise an
objection
in relation to a matter on which
the High Court has made a
determination before the period
of the exhibition of the
provisional voters register.
(6) The District Registration
Review Officer shall, in writing
on
the same day of making a
decision or as soon as
practicable, inform the
Commission and the person who is
making the claim or the person
to whom the objection relates of
the decision of that District
Registration Review Officer.
(7) The Corrirhission shall give
effect to the decision of the
District
Registration Review Officer
within fourteen days after the
person making the claim or the
person to whom the objection
relates had been informed
unless the Commission has
received certified notification
of an appeal to the High Court
under sub-regulation (8).
(8) A person aggrieved by the
decision of the District
Registration Review Officer may
appeal to the High Court.
(9) The High Court shall as soon
as practicable inform the
Commission and the parties in
dispute of its decision and the
Commission shall give effect to
the decision.
Certified register
26. (1) The Commission shall
certify the register after the
determination
of claims or objections.
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(m)
offers anything of actual or
potential value to a person to
induce that person not to
register as a voter;
(n)
makes an entry or a statement
which that person knows to be
false or does not believe to be
true for the purpose of
registering a voter;
(o)
carries out registration of
voters at a place other than a
place
designated as a registration
centre by the Commission;
(p)
tampers with any registration
equipment;
(q)
alters captured registration
data without authority;
(r)
transfers data to another device
without authorisation; or
(s)
intentionally brings an
electronic device that
interferes with
the performance of the equipment
to a registration centre
or any data centre of the
Commission
commits an offence and is liable
on summary conviction to a fine
of not
more than five hundred penalty
units or to a term of
imprisonment of not more.
than two years or to both.
Voter identification card
offences
28.
(1) A person who possesses the
identification card of another
person
without the express consent of
that other person commits an
offence.
(2)
A political party or any other
organization shall not be in
possession of the identification
card of any of its members or of
any
other person without the express
written consent of that member
or that other person.
(3)
A person who finds a lost
identification card shall,
within fourteen
days after finding that card,
surrender the card to the
district officer
of the Commission or a police
officer in charge of the nearest
police station, otherwise that
person shall be deemed to be in
unlawful possession of another
person's identiflcatin card.
(4)
A police officer to whom a lost
identification card has been
surrendered shall surrender the
card to the district officer of
the Corn-
mission within fourteen days
after the card had been given to
that police officer
otherwise that police officer
shall be deemed to be in
unlawful possession of another
person's identification card.
(5)
An individual who commits the
offence of unlawful possession
of another person's
identification card is liable on
summary conviction
to a fine of not more than five
hundred penalty units or a term
of imprisonment of not more than
two years for each
identification card which is
held unlawfully.
(6)
A political party, organization
or group of persons which
commits
the offence of unlawful
possession of an identification
card is liable on summary
conviction to a fine of not more
than two thousand penalty units
and an additional fine of one
hundred penalty units for each
voter identification card held
unlawfully.
(7)
Revision of the register
29.
(1) The Commission shall revise
the register of voters annually
and may revise the register of
voters for electoral areas
thatThe Commission shall
determine.
(2) The process for registration
as provided in these Regulations
apply with the modifications
that the Commission shall direct
for the revision of any
register.
Public notice and the
Gazette
30.
Where any matter is required in
these Regulations to be
published
in the Gazette it may in
lieu of or in addition to the
publication in the
Gazette
be published through radio,
television, the national
newspapers or any other
medium of mass communication.
31.
Interpretation
32.
In these Regulations unless the
context otherwise requires,
"active political party in the
district" means a political
party
that has an office and elected
officers in at least one
constituency in that district;
"bio-data" refers to biographic
and biometric information of a
person required for the purpose
of establishing that person's
identity;
"Commission" means the Electoral
Commission;
"Committee" means the District
Registration Review Committee
established under regulation 17;
electronic device" includes
mobile phones, computers,
wireless equipment, infra-red
devices, bluetooth devices and
related devices;
"identification card" means a
voter identification card issued
by the Commission indicating
that the bearer whose par‑
ticulars are specified in the
card is a registered voter;
Revocation
32. The Public Elections
(Registration of Voters)
Regulations, 1995 (C.I. 12)
is hereby revoked.
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PUBLIC ELECTIONS
(REGISTRATION OF VOTERS )
REGULATIONS 2012
(Regulation 24 (2) (a) (i))
FORM SEVEN
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA
EXHIBITION OF VOTERS REGISTER
NAMEOF CENTRE
.............................................CODE:
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List of Persons who
have applied to be included on
the Voters Register
Pursuant the Public Elections
(Registration of Voters)
Regulations, 2012 (C.I. 72)
below is the list of
persons who have applied to have
their names included on the
Voters Register during the
Exhibition of the
NAME
VOTERS NUMBER
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Name of Exhibition
Officer
Signature of Exhibition
Officer
Date
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C.I. 72
PUBLIC ELECTIONS
(REGISTRATION OF VOTERS )
REGULATIONS 2012
FORM EIGHT
(Regulation 24 (2) (a) (ii))
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA
EXHIBITION OF VOTERS REGISTER
NAMEOF CENTRE
.............................................CODE:
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List of Persons who
have applied to be included on
the Voters Register
Pursuant to the Public Elections
(Registration of Voters)
Regulations, 2012 (C.I. 72)
below is the list of
persons who have applied to have
their names included on the
Voters Register during the
Exhibition of the
NAME
VOTERS
NUMBER
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Name of Exhibition
Officer
Signature of Exhibition
Officer
Date
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PUBLIC ELECTIONS
(REGISTRATION OF VOTERS )
REGULATIONS 2012
FORM NINE
(Regulation 24 (2) (a) (iii))
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA
List of Persons with Multiple
Registration records
in the Voters Register As
at..............................
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NO |
Voters ID Number |
Polling Station Code |
Name of Voter |
Age |
Sex |
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Compiled
Registration/Deleting
District Election Officer
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PUBLIC ELECTIONS
(REGISTRATION OF VOTERS )
REGULATIONS 2012
FORM TEN
(Regulation 25 (2))
ELECTORAL COMMISSION OF GHANA
EXHIBITION OF VOTERS REGISTER
Names to person against whom an
objection has been filed
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PART 1
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Name of Exhibition Center
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TO
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Names to person against whom an
objection has been
filed Voters
ID number
You are hereby informed that an
objection has been filled
against your name being included
on the Voters’ Register. The
reason(s) for the objection is:
(Tick)
·
You are below 18 years
old
You are not sound
mind
·
You are not a Ghanaian
citizen
You are registered in another
center
·
You are not a resident of
locality
Deceased
·
You are not the person you claim
to be (Impersonation)
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II
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A hearing
at the place and time listed
below, before the District
Registration Review
officer for
the………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
District
will be held to determine
whether the objection is valid.
At the hearing, the objector
will present his or her evidence
that you are not qualified to
have your name included on the
Voters’ Register. You will be
required to provide evidence
that supports your qualification
to be a registered voter.
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Location of
Hearing
Date of Hearing
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Name of
District Electoral
Officer Signature of
(District Electoral
Officer) Date
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PUBLIC ELECTIONS
(REGISTRATION OF VOTERS )
REGULATIONS 2012
FORM ELEVEN
(Regulation 25 (2) (C))
ELECTORAL
COMMISSION OF GHANA
Form of Amendment
CORRECTION FROM
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EXHIBITION CENTRE
CODE……………………………………………………………(Where
applicable)
EXHIBITION CENTRE
NAME…………………………………………………………………………………………………. |
Voter ID
No.
Having registered as a voter,
with the above Voter ID No. I
hereby request the following
amendment to my details on the
voters register.
Correction: That the
following corrections be made to
my particulars on the Voters
Register and related documents
Correct
PS Code:
Correct
Name:
Correct
Sex:
Correct Age:
I swear of
affirm that the information I
have provided on this form is
true and correct to the best of
my knowledge.
Thumbprint of Applicant
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Name of Exhibition
Officer
Signature
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