Dr. Serebour Quaicoe addressed issues of impersonation, duplicate registration, and double voting
Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, the Electoral Commission’s Director of Electoral Services, said that the EC had substantially addressed the problems of impersonation, duplicate voter registration, and plurality voting during elections. He continued by saying that this occurred during a recent voter registration auditing operation the EC conducted. According to a report by 3news.com, Dr. Serebour made…
Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, the Electoral Commission’s Director of Electoral Services, said that the EC had substantially addressed the problems of impersonation, duplicate voter registration, and plurality voting during elections.
He continued by saying that this occurred during a recent voter registration auditing operation the EC conducted.
According to a report by 3news.com, Dr. Serebour made this statement during a roundtable discussion on June 15, 2023, at the University of Ghana with the topic “Electronic Technology and the Future of Election in Ghana.”
The director claims that while there are still a few minor difficulties to be resolved, the EC is generally happy with how well it has been able to manage the impersonation concerns.
“We are certain that we have tackled impersonation to a great extent, duplicate registration, and repeated voting to a large amount, but how do we solve the registration of children and foreigners?
He said, “I think the politicians will now support us since they are usually the ones that recruit such individuals and end up blaming the EC of having registered children.
Even if the EC has achieved this milestone, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe thinks that using the Ghana Card as identification in elections is one method to stop impersonation problems from recurring.
“However, the EC thinks that using the Ghana Card is one way to address this, and there have been various discussions that demonstrate we are still at odds on this.
We continue to promote for the use of the Ghana Card to address the issue of minors because it would include their names, dates of birth, and citizenship. He proceeded by saying that as a result, there would be a significant decrease in the number of minors and foreigners who enrolled.
In its 2023 Constitutional Instrument (CI) to parliament, the Electoral Commission is aiming to make the Ghana Card the only document necessary for voter registration in Ghana.
The EC is of the opinion that requiring just the Ghana Card will ensure the validity of the electoral process, prevent minors from being enrolled, and bar foreigners from casting ballots.
On Friday, March 31, 2023, parliament rejected the Constitutional Instrument (CI) (Public Elections (Registration of Voters) Regulations 2023) offered by the EC.
