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Voting is underway in many polling stations across the country as the world�s focus is once again on Ghana as nearly 14 million electorate go to the polls to decide who the next President of the Republic becomes. Also at stake, is the race for 275 seats in Parliament being contested by 1,300 candidates. Tempers are also flaring in other constituencies as some of the verification machines seem to be delaying the process in many polling stations. One of such places is Dome-Kwabenya. At the Odododiodoo constituency voting has started in many of the polling stations monitored by our reporter Elvis Adjetey. At the La Dade kpotokpon Constituency voting has begun in some polling stations but voting is yet to take off in other polling stations. At the St. Martins De Porres polling station at the Ablekuma West Constituency, reports indicate that several people had already cast their votes but the verification machine is delaying the process. St Benedict polling station at Ofankor, the NDC party was sacked by EC officials because he did not have a valid Identification. The EC official in an interview with XYZ News stated that voting will go ahead without the NDC party agent. At the Korle Klottey constituency in the voting has also started at some polling stations but voting is also yet to commence in other polling stations in the constituency. Streets in Tamale are deserted as voters troop to polling centres to cast their votes. At Dabokpa JHS "A" in the Tamale South Constituency, where there are 816 names in the voters' register, polling started at 0705 hours. The Presiding officer, Mr Alhassan Dokurugu, said everything was going well. He said ballot papers and electoral materials had been delivered and the verification equipment was functioning well. At Dabokpa JHS "B", which also has 816 voters in the register, voting started at 0710.