Election 2024: European Commission Under Fire for Decision to Restrict Media Coverage in Regional Collating Centers

• Electoral Commission plans to limit media coverage of collection centers during 2024 general elections
• The commission has set a limit of 12 media houses in regional collection centers and eight in each constituency collection center
• Electoral Commission says it wants to ensure a safe and effective collation process

The Electoral Commission plans to limit media and observers’ access to polling stations during the 2024 general elections.

The Commission believes that this will ensure a safe and effective compilation process.

But this move faced pushback Some journalists accused the commission of acting arbitrarily.

Media Foundation for the West Africa He called on the Electoral Commission to reconsider and reverse its decision to limit media access to collection centers during the 2024 elections.

The Election Commission ordered regional directors to provide limited access, according to an internal memo cited by Citi News.

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According to the notification, only eight media houses will be allowed in each constituency assembly centre.

The commission set a limit of 12 media houses comprising five TV stations and seven radio stations in regional catchment centres.

Deputy commissioner of the commission, Dr. Eric Bossman Asare also explained that the restrictions are intended to streamline the compilation process.

“We came to the conclusion based on our history and the nature of the collection centers. If you are not very careful and manage the centers very well, you can face a lot of difficulties.”

Commission hopes to announce election results within 72 hours After the polls closed on December 7.

There is commission I also committed To ensure that results are announced in a timely manner and that election processes are accurate and transparent to avoid unnecessary doubts.

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Transportation of ballot papers and election preparations

YEN.com.gh Previously, the Election Commission started to carry Ballot papers are ready for the December 7 general elections.

In its statement, the commission noted that ballot papers were sent to each region under strict security in order to prevent possible abuse.

This phase follows a month-long preparatory effort by the Election Commission to complete voter registration, assign polling places and train election officials, among other tasks.

Voter distribution for 2024 elections

YEN.com.gh also reported that the Electoral Commission announced that a total of 18,774,159 Ghanaians were elected. eligible to vote In the December elections.

The commission published a summary of the 2024 certified voter rolls, which were published on November 11, 2024.

There was an increase of 1,746,518 voters in the voter registration compared to the 2020 registration, which had 17,027,641 voters.

Edited by YEN.com.gh Copy Editor Samuel Gitonga.

Source: YEN.com.gh