The Electoral Commission (EC) on Thursday, March 7 released the calendar for the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections.
In its programme of activities for the 2024 elections, the EC will receive nominations of candidates for September 9 to 13.
This will be followed by the balloting for positions on the presidential ballot paper on September 23, 2024, and the parliamentary balloting on September 24, 2024.
The EC will conduct a voters’ registration exercise from May 7 to May 27, 2024, and proceed with a nationwide exercise to replace missing voter ID cards from May 30, 2024.
The registration exercise will, however, be preceded by 56 days of public education on the exercise from April 1 to May 26, 2024.
Per the schedule, the EC intends to submit the provisional voters’ register to the political parties between July 9 and 18, 2024, and mount an exhibition of the voters register between July 15 and 24, 2024.
The final voters register is expected to be submitted to the political parties between August 30 and September 5, 2024.
The general election comes on December 7, before that there is a special voting on December 2.
Electoral Commission of Ghana’s Calendar
April 1 to May 26, 2024: 56 days of public education on the voter registration exercise
May 7 to May 27, 2024: Voters’ registration exercise
May 30, 2024: Nationwide exercise to replace missing voter ID cards
July 9 to 18, 2024: Submission of provisional voters’ register
July 15 to 24, 2024: Exhibition of the voters’ register
August 30 to September 5, 2024: Submission of the final voters’ register to political parties
September 9 to 13, 2024: Nominations of candidates for presidential and parliamentary elections
September 23, 2024: Balloting for positions on the presidential ballot paper
September 24, 2024: Balloting for parliamentary positions
December 2, 2024: Special Voting for selected professionals.
December 7, 2024: Main election day
