{"id":260079,"date":"2024-12-04T08:13:43","date_gmt":"2024-12-04T08:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/04\/ec-burns-eastern-region-defective-ballot-papers\/"},"modified":"2024-12-04T08:13:43","modified_gmt":"2024-12-04T08:13:43","slug":"ec-burns-eastern-region-defective-ballot-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/04\/ec-burns-eastern-region-defective-ballot-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"EC Burns Eastern Region Defective Ballot Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In a move aimed at ensuring the integrity of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) has destroyed defective ballot papers meant for the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise, which took place on Tuesday, December 3, was supervised by the Ghana Police Service, the Eastern Regional Elections Security Taskforce, and representatives of various political parties.<\/p>\n<p>The defective ballot papers were recalled by the EC due to security breaches during the printing process.<\/p>\n<p>Similar errors led to the destruction of defective ballot papers for the Ahafo and Volta regions.<\/p>\n<p>The destruction of the defective ballot papers is a significant step towards ensuring the credibility and transparency of the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>The EC\u2019s proactive approach in addressing the issue has been commended by stakeholders, including the Eastern Regional Director of the EC, John Appiah Baffour.<\/p>\n<p>Baffour expressed satisfaction with the exercise, stating that it was conducted in a transparent and successful manner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe brought all the parties together, and the constituency executives of the NPP, NDC, and CPP were all present.<\/p>\n<p>They checked the seals on the ballot paper bags and saw that everything was intact before we offloaded them and burned them,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The destruction of the defective ballot papers is a reassuring step for voters, who can now have confidence in the integrity of the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 In a move aimed at ensuring the integrity of the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, the Electoral Commission (EC) has destroyed defective ballot papers meant for the Eastern Region. 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