{"id":244802,"date":"2024-11-03T17:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T17:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/03\/allegations-of-printing-of-excess-ballot-papers-untrue\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T17:27:01","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T17:27:01","slug":"allegations-of-printing-of-excess-ballot-papers-untrue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/03\/allegations-of-printing-of-excess-ballot-papers-untrue\/","title":{"rendered":"Allegations of printing of excess ballot papers untrue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has firmly refuted claims of printing extra ballot papers for the 2020 general elections.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the launch of the National Peace Campaign on Saturday, November 3, Samuel Tettey, Deputy Chairman of Operations for the EC, reassured the public of a transparent and accountable ballot paper printing process.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Tettey emphasized that any excess ballots are destroyed in the presence of political party agents, maintaining transparency and fairness in the electoral process. He further assured Ghanaians of the EC\u2019s commitment to a peaceful and credible election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe allegation of the ballot printing, which is currently in the public domain, is not true. We would like to assure the people of Ghana, that the processes are so inclusive, so participatory, open and transparent. As we speak all political parties have their agents at the printing houses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also have the police at the printing houses, monitoring the process as has been the practice. All excess ballots printed are shredded in the presence of party agents and the certificate is signed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wish to state that our processes are so transparent and that the commission cannot print excess ballots. We would call on the public not to panic about this news story, as it\u2019s not the case. The commission remains committed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He urged political parties to exercise caution in their public statements while reaffirming the Electoral Commission\u2019s dedication to ensuring transparent and fair elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#GhanaPolls2024<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#CitiVerify<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>#ElectionBureau<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2013<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU<\/strong>: <strong>https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spam, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has firmly refuted claims of printing extra ballot papers for the 2020 general elections. 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Mr [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":244803,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-244802","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Allegations of printing of excess ballot papers untrue - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/03\/allegations-of-printing-of-excess-ballot-papers-untrue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Allegations of printing of excess ballot papers untrue - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana has firmly refuted claims of printing extra ballot papers for the 2020 general elections. 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