The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has announced a comprehensive set of guidelines for its upcoming National and Regional Executive Elections scheduled for Monday, June 30, 2025.
According to the GJA Elections Committee, polls will take place simultaneously across various designated centres throughout the country, with voting set to begin at 8:00 a.m. and close at 3:00 p.m.
Voting centres in the Greater Accra Region will include the Ghana News Agency, Graphic Communications Group, New Times Corporation, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Ghana International Press Centre in Accra, and GBC Obonu FM in Tema.
In other regions, the elections will be held at the following centres:
Volta Region – Ho GJA Press Centre
Central Region– Graphic Office/GNA, Cape Coast
Western Region – GBC Office, Sekondi-Takoradi
Bono Region – Electoral Commission Office, Sunyani
Northern Region – GBC Office, Tamale
Upper West – GJA Office, Wa
Upper East – EC Municipal Office, Bolgatanga
Ashanti Region – EC Regional Office, Kumasi
Bono East – Techiman
The GJA noted that only a valid Ghana Card, Voter’s ID, or a National Passport bearing the journalist’s name and photograph will be accepted as proof of identity for voting.
Ballot counting, result announcement, and declaration will be conducted immediately after 3:00 p.m. at each voting centre. Each candidate is permitted to have one polling agent present at the centre. Results from the regional executive elections will be declared on-site and then transmitted via a designated platform to the national committee.
For the national executive elections, results from all centres will be collated at the Ghana International Press Centre in Accra, where the final declaration will be made.
The Elections Committee also outlined a list of voting offences, cautioning all participants against attempts to vote more than once, vote-buying, coercion, obstructing delegates, or displaying and photographing marked ballots.
The GJA has urged all delegates and candidates to strictly adhere to the rules to ensure a free, fair, and transparent electoral process.