Subscribing to electronic voting could be disastrous for Ghana, the General Secretary of the People’s National Convention (PNC) has warned.
Mr Mornah said although some political parties are proposing e-voting, evidence from Florida, The Philippines, Australia and Venezuela show that such a system could easily be hacked.
He has, therefore, urged caution in considering such a “monumental” proposal as the country makes moves to implement some electoral reforms proposed by various Civil Society Organisations, political parties and the Supreme Court.
Policy think-tank Danquah Institute (DI) has been a staunch advocate of e-voting.
Its former Executive Director, Gabby Asare Otchere Darko, prior to the 2012 general elections, wrote an article titled ‘Kenya goes e-voting as Ghana dithers,’ to underscore the need for the West African country, which he said was seen as the beacon of democracy on the continent, to take a definite decision on e-voting.
However, a communiqué issued by the various parties after a meeting in November 2012 said: “Although E-Voting has some merits, it requires some extensive study and preparatory work. It is, therefore, not appropriate to implement E-Voting now. However, the Electoral Commission should undertake a detailed study of E-Voting for future implementation.”
Mr Mornah told Kafui Dey on the Starr Morning Show on Monday January 26, 2015 that e-voting could expose the electoral process to cyber-attacks, which could mar the entire process.
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