Five opposition political parties have collectively submitted an injunction aimed at suspending the ongoing limited voters’ registration exercise.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Convention People’s Party (CPP), People’s National Convention (PNC), and the All People’s Congress (APC) have united to seek legal action against what they perceive as the Electoral Commission’s unlawful and unreasonable decision to confine voter registration centers to their District Offices for the upcoming Limited Voter Registration exercise.
They argue that the Electoral Commission’s choice to limit voter registration centers to district offices could potentially disenfranchise numerous eligible voters, infringing upon their right to register and participate in public elections.
In the parties’ legal submission, they assert, “a declaration that, based on a proper interpretation of articles 45(a) and 42 of the constitution, the Electoral Commission’s decision to conduct the 2023 limited/continuous voter registration at the District offices rather than on the basis of electoral areas, would lead to voter suppression, particularly in rural constituencies of the country. Consequently, it is unconstitutional as it violates the rights of first-time voters to register and vote.”
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