{"id":260891,"date":"2024-12-05T11:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T11:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/05\/special-voting-begins-peacefully-in-ellembelle\/"},"modified":"2024-12-05T11:49:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T11:49:00","slug":"special-voting-begins-peacefully-in-ellembelle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/12\/05\/special-voting-begins-peacefully-in-ellembelle\/","title":{"rendered":"Special voting begins peacefully in Ellembelle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ellembelle (WR), De. 5, GNA- A total of 221 registered voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the ongoing special voting exercise in the Ellembelle Constituency of the Western Region.<\/p>\n<p>The exercise started exactly 0700 without challenges, there were no queues when the GNA visited with political party agents and other observers also present.<\/p>\n<p>When GNA visited the polling station as of 7:20 am, twenty people had cast their ballots.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"765\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/gna.org.gh\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Politics-Voting-Special-Ellembele.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-410788\" style=\"width:746px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gna.org.gh\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Politics-Voting-Special-Ellembele.jpg 765w, https:\/\/gna.org.gh\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Politics-Voting-Special-Ellembele-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>The atmosphere at the polling station is calm and orderly, with EC officials and security personnel around to ensure a smooth voting process.<\/p>\n<p>The special voting is conducted for electoral officers, security personnel, and other individuals who would be on duty during the general elections on Saturday December 7.<\/p>\n<p>The polling is expected to close at 5:00 pm, barring any extension of time.<\/p>\n<p>The EC officials anticipate a high turnout.<\/p>\n<p>GNA<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ellembelle (WR), De. 5, GNA- A total of 221 registered voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the ongoing special voting exercise in the Ellembelle Constituency of the Western Region. 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