The Electoral Commission (EC) has justified the decision to shift the closing time of voting from 5:00 pm to 3:00 pm during the upcoming 2024 general elections.
The EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, emphasized that this adjustment aims to facilitate the transparent and orderly collation of votes by electoral officers in broad daylight.
Addressing participants at an inter-party dialogue and stock-taking conference organized by the National Peace Council in Accra on Thursday, December 14, Mrs Mensa highlighted that the proposal is grounded in the lessons learned from the 2020 elections, where approximately 70 per cent of voting centres witnessed minimal activity by 1:00 pm.
Mrs Mensa emphasized that this adjustment aims to diminish the long queues that have historically characterized elections, streamlining the voting process for citizens.
