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The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that a total of 18,774,159 eligible voters are expected to cast their ballots in the upcoming general election on December 7.<\/p>\n
According to the Commission, the figure includes 18,640,811 of voters with biometric data, 131,478 special voters, and 1,870 voters without biometric data.<\/p>\n
In a statement released yesterday, the EC explained that the special voters include members of essential services who will vote early to ensure their availability on election day.<\/p>\n
The Commission stated that members of the essential services are officers of the security agencies, media personnel and EC officials.<\/p>\n
It said the other categories include individuals with and without biometric data\u2014either fingerprints or facial recognition data\u2014required for identity verification at the polling stations.<\/p>\n
The EC also clarified the category of \u201cAbsent Voters,\u201d specifying that this figure will encompass special voters and transferred voters.<\/p>\n
The EC disclosed that a number of polling stations had administratively closed either due to their failure to meet the required minimum voter threshold or following legitimate requests from local communities.<\/p>\n
It added that as a result, affected voters have been transferred to nearby polling stations.<\/p>\n
\u201cVoters from these closed stations were transferred to other polling stations,\u201d the Commission stressed.<\/p>\n
By Ernest Kofi Adu<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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