General News of Thursday, 22 October 2020Source: www.ghanaweb.comElection 2020: EC extends Proxy/Transfer voting exercise by one-dayFile photo [Voter regisitration exercise]The Electoral Commission (EC) has extended the period for its Proxy and Transfer of votes exercise by one-day. According to the commission, the exercise which was scheduled to end on Thursday, October 22, 2020, will now end on Friday, October 23, 2020. The exercise by the electoral management body opened the voter transfer widow from Tuesday, October 20, 2020, to Thursday, October 22 to allow for only students groups who registered while in school and some security personnel. Additionally, the exercise will also allow for registered Ghanaian returnees from abroad to enable them to vote in their preferred districts in the upcoming elections. Meanwhile the EC will compile the final voter register which will be made available to all political parties by November 11, 2020 ahead of the upcoming general elections.

Source: GhanaWeb October 22, 2020 19:06 UTC