The Electoral Commission (EC) says there have been isolated cases of Presidential ballot papers being tampered with in the Awutu Senya West and Bawku Central constituencies in the Central and Upper East regions respectively.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Commission.
The statement said the officers who are alleged have tampered with ballot papers, have been identified and removed from post pending further investigations.
Reports indicated that the officers were tearing the ballot paper in a manner such that, the first candidate on the paper was not appearing on the ballot paper.
“The General Public is informed that the Presidential ballot paper for the 2020 General Election has twelve (12) candidates. For a correctly thumb printed ballot to be considered valid and counted, all the Presidential candidates must be on the ballot paper” the statement said.
The Commission appealed to its Staff and Field Officers to be guided by the truth and allow integrity to preserve them.
The statement further asked political parties, party agents and the public to be vigilant to ensure a free, fair, credible and transparent elections.
BELOW IS A COPY OF THE STATEMENT
ALLEGED CASES OF TAMPERING WITH PRESIDENTIAL BALLOT PAPERS (1)
STORY BY: HENRIETTA AFFUL