General News of Tuesday, 13 September 2016Source: citifmonline.comEC registers 2,276 prisoners for December pollsFile photo of prisonersThe Electoral Commission (EC) has registered a total of 2,276 prison inmates across the country, to enable them participate in the 2016 presidential and parliamentary elections. EC began the nationwide registration of prisoners on August 22, 2016, amid protests by some political parties like the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), that the exercise was being carried out without prior notification to stakeholders. Prisoners can vote – Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court in 2010 upheld the rights of prison inmates to vote in general elections under Article 42, 1992 of Ghana’s Constitution. But the resources were not provided, hence the inability of the EC to register the prisoners for the 2012 general election. In complying with the Supreme Court ruling, Constitutional Instrument (C.I 91), 2016, which regulates the registration of voters for the upcoming general elections, made provisions for prison inmates.

Source: GhanaWeb September 13, 2016 16:18 UTC