Politics of Thursday, 8 September 2016Source: Myjoyonline.comPolitical parties urged to educate agents on proxy votingFile photoPolitical parties have been advised to educate their party agents on proxy voting ahead of the December 7 general elections to avoid possible chaos. “If the parties are not [educating their agents], then it’s about time the parties embark on such exercise on proxy voting and transferring of votes” he stressed. Dr. Franklin Oduro was speaking Wednesday on Adom FM’s current affairs programme, “Burning Issues” that discussed the ongoing process to accept application for proxy voting. The Electoral Commission (EC) has begun a 40-day exercise to accept application for proxy voting during general elections on December 7. Speaking on Burning Issues, Dr Oduro said parties’ representatives on the Inter Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) must share their knowledge on numerous meetings with the EC to their agents.

Source: GhanaWeb September 08, 2016 00:56 UTC