General News of Wednesday, 5 February 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.com64.9% of Ghanaians support a new voters’ register, 35.1% say no – UG ResearchThe findings revealed that 17,843 persons said yes to a new registerAccording to a research by the University of Ghana, some 64.9 percent of Ghanaians are said to want a new voter’s register compiled, with 35.1 percent opting for a no compilation ahead of the December 2020 polls. The findings revealed that 17,843 persons said yes to a new register with 9,654 saying no to the compilation. The survey, which was conducted by the Political Science Department of the University from November 5, 2019, to December 5, 2019, asked some 27,500 respondents if; "The Electoral Commission intends to compile a new voters’ register. On the other hand, the Electoral Commission says it believes the integrity of the 2020 polls could be diluted if a new register was not compiled. The Deputy Chairperson in charge of Operations at the EC, Mr Samuel Tettey, has earlier disclosed that the compilation of a new voters register for the 2020 elections will begin on April 18, this year.

Source: GhanaWeb February 05, 2020 12:45 UTC