General News of Wednesday, 22 January 2020Source: thechronicle.com.ghNew voters' register: EC disarms critics with detailed responsesJean Adukwei Mensa, Chairperson of the ECThe Electoral Commission has explained that the compilation of a new voter’s register won’t discard all previous data contrary to fears in some quarters. Some Ghanaians and some IT specialists have expressed fears that the EC might discard all previous data if it goes ahead to compile a new voter’s register ahead of the 2020 election. According to the EC, it will use the existing data of voters during the registration of voters in the new register and that those existing voters will not be required to go through the same process as new voters. “To be registered onto the new register, the existing voters need to only present their existing voter’s ID card to the registration officer. According to the EC, existing voters can have their details updated anywhere in the country where registration is on-going and new voter’s ID card issued immediately to them.

Source: GhanaWeb January 21, 2020 16:41 UTC