A private Lawyer, Martin Kpebu, has argued that the Electoral Commission (EC) should retain the guarantor system for voter registration.
He said a system that is not broken should not be fixed.
“Let’s not fix something that’s not broken. We have been using this guarantor system for voter registration for decades,” he said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, March 4.
Bawku Central Member of Parliament Mahama Ayariga also said he does not understand the argument of the EC regarding the Constitutional Instrument (CI) that is seeking to use the Ghana Card as the sole identity document for voter registration.
Mr Ayariga says the guarantor system in voter registration should be maintained.
“The electoral commissioner is saying the main issue is the guarantor system. The clear fact that they detected minor persons and deleted them means the system works so there’s no threat to the voter’s register,” he also said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, March 4.
He added “I expect that you will have a very meticulous view of your own work. I don’t understand this argument about the guarantor system.”
The Chair of the EC Jean Mensa earlier this week stated that the Ghana Card will not be used to vote in the 2024 general elections but for the voter registration exercise.
Briefing Parliament on the proposed CI that is seeking to make the Ghana Card the sole identification document for voter registration, on Tuesday, February 28 Madam Jean Mensa said the use of Ghana will ensure the credibility and integrity of the voter register.
“It is important to rehash that the use of the Ghana Card as the sole document of identification will ensure and guarantee the credibility and integrity of our register and elections, it will prevent the enrolment of minors to register, it will prevent foreigners from being registered to vote and it will eliminate the guarantor system which is prone to abuse and which promotes conflicts and violence.”
“The Ghana Card will not be used for voting in 2024, it will be used to register,” she added.