The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced plans to conduct a mop-up voter registration exercise across its district offices in the country from August 1 to August 3, 2024.
Madam Jean Mensa, chairperson of the commission made this known when the Election Security Taskforce, led by the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffu Dampare, visited the commission to debrief them on the election security performance in the first half of the year.
Speaking at a presser on Monday, July 8, the chairperson of the commission, indicated that, the exercise aims at giving opportunity to individuals who turned 18 after the limited voter registration, as well as those who did not take part in the registration.
“I would like to put on record that the mop-up of the voter registration exercise will take place from August 1–3, 2024, and it is to afford persons who turned 18 after May 29 or persons who have not previously registered and gotten the opportunity to get onto our register; this goes to persons who are eligible,” she said.
However, she hinted that commission will conduct a voter exhibition from August 20 to August 27 which will allow voters to verify their details and make corrections ahead of the polls.
