The Supreme Court has dismissed the lawsuit seeking an order to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to announce results of the Special Voting at the close of voting. According to the Supreme Court justices the reliefs being sought by the plaintiffs were inconsistent with the 1992 Constitution. The Justices also indicated that the end of the special voting could not be described as a close of polls hence the ballots cannot be counted.
Dr. Kwame Amoako-Tuffuor, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) went to the apex court seeking an order to compel the Commission to announce results of special voting on the same day it was held. The trio which included Benjamin Arthur and Adreba Abrefa Damoa had argued that section 23 of C.I. 94, of the law which regulates the conduct of the 2016 general elections, is inconsistent with Article 49 of the 1992 constitution. The applicants insisted that people who want to take part in the special voting should not be made to wait until the total results on actual polling were to be declared and that the results should be declared immediately after the polls have closed.
Special voting slated for December 1 Meanwhile, about 65,000 voters comprising security operatives and the media are expected to cast their ballot in this year’s special voting on December 1, 2016. The special voting on that day will start at 7:00am and end at 5:00pm at designated polling stations across the country
Source: Citifmonline
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If you read the comments coming from NDC supporters you clearly deduce that the reasoning is shortcoming, it lacks common logic and sense.The issue which informed Mr Tuffour seeking determination to announce the results of the Special voting immediately after it, would be very much appreciated if you recalled the inconsistency of the the numbers of the voters involved as touted by the Ec in the 2012 election Petition.On the face of the law,and the proccedure in terms of its Regulation in the CI is simple but the biased posture of the EC makes it more questionable.So do not on the face of it, condemn Mr Tuffour for seeking clarity from the SC.
NPP QUASEAFUO PARTY. NPP JIMIFUO KUO
If there is a way to use thump print to secure it after the seal, that will be good!
when any Npp lawyer wins a case in court they say they hv all the best brains but when they loose they dont talk about it. Aboowa
Amoako-Tuffour reasons with his fufu stomach.
This ***barred word*** again he went to sleep now he is awake with his ***barred word*** again. Anotherr money is ready to grab. Shame shame shame on you atiguba
Justice is supreme, God's will would prevail
@K BOAKYE Save that whaT you allude to is true, what is evil about that. Why do you have to describe it as evil?
we all knew this was going nowhere..the diabolic nature of the NPP has come to bare...can anyone read their intension? they wanted to hoodwink Ghanaians to vote for them base on the outcome of the special voting in case they win.They have conducted a research which shows clearly that they have been winning the special votes in most elections. Majority of the security service personnel votes for them so they want to capitalize on that to inform voters who have not decided who to vote for to vote for them. Evil thinkers