Electoral Commission Act, 1993 🇬🇭

Ghana 10 Citing Cases

Republic of Ghana

The four hundred and fifty-first

Act

of the parliament of the republic of ghana

entitled

AN ACT in respect of the Electoral Commission and for related purposes.

In accordance with article 43 of the Constitution, the Electoral Commission consists of:

(a)the chairman,

(b)two deputy chairmen, and

(c)four other members.

The functions of the Electoral Commission, as stipulated by article 45 of the Constitution are,

(a)to compile the register of voters and revise the register at the periods determined by law;

(b)to demarcate the electoral boundaries for both national and local government elections;

(c)to conduct and supervise public elections and referenda;

(d)to undertake the preparation of identity cards;

(e)to educate the people on the electoral process and its purposes;

(f)to undertake programmes for the expansion of voters registration;

(g)to proper…

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