Back Electoral Commision of Ghana DAG Commission électorale du Ghana French Electoral Commission of Ghana GPE Hukumar Zabe ta Ghana Hausa Electoral Commission of Ghana EC MOS
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| Formed | 1993 |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Ghana |
| Headquarters | Accra 5°33′43″N 0°12′08″W / 5.5618706°N 0.2021849°W |
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| Website | ec |
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) is the official body in Ghana responsible for all public elections. Made up of seven members and there are seven (7) functional departments at the Head Office. Each department is headed by a Director who is assisted by Unit Heads. The departments are:- Electoral services; Human Resource; Finance; Training; Administration; Research, Monitoring & Evaluation; Information Technology. [1] its independence is guaranteed by the 1992 Ghana constitution.[2] The current commission was established by the Electoral Commission Act (Act 451) of 1993.[3] Kwadwo Afari-Gyan was the first substantive chairman of the commission in the Fourth Republic of Ghana, from 1993 to 2015.[4][5] He was succeeded by Charlotte Osei as the first female chairman of the commission from 2015 to June 2018.[6] Jean Adukwei Mensah succeeded Charlotte Osei in July 2018. On December 5, 2018, the Electoral commission chaired by Jean Adukwei Mensah reverted to the old logo showing the Coat of arms of Ghana[7] and a ballot box showing the hand casting its votes, after the controversy over the new logo.[8][9][10]
As at 2023, there are 33,367 poling station across the country with 38,622 voting stations.[11]
- ^ "Structure of commission - Electoral Commission". ec.gov.gh. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION". Electoral Commission of Ghana. Retrieved 20 October 2008.
- ^ "Act Establishing The EC". Electoral Commission of Ghana Official Website. Electoral Commission of Ghana. Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
- ^ "Who Will Be The Next Chairman of the Electoral Commission". Modernghana. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
- ^ "Afari-Gyan Created 35 Constituencies and Parliamentary Seats with Just 4 Months to Election 2012". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Ankiilu, Masahudu (26 June 2015). "Ghana Gets First Woman EC Boss". African Eye Report. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Ghana's Electoral Commission reverts to using its original logo". pulse ghana. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "EC reverts to 'original' logo". Myjoyonline. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Coalition urges EC to engage 'opposers' of new voters' register". Myjoyonline. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ ""Change of EC logo cost GH₵16,000"". Graphic Online. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "Electoral Commission – Transparency, Fairness, Integrity". Ec Government Of Ghana. Retrieved 17 October 2023.