The Electoral Fee (EC) has clarified that the GH₵0.50 cost for checking particulars within the voter register on-line is meant for the telecommunication firms and never the fee.
The pinnacle of the Coaching Division of EC Dr. Serebour Quaicoe revealed this whereas addressing issues raised by South Dayi Member of Parliament, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor.
Mr Dafeamekpor objected to the GH₵0.50 charge hooked up to the web course of, arguing that Parliament has already permitted the funds for the voter registration train.
This adopted the EC’s introduction of a brief code *71151# as a substitute means for voters to substantiate if their names are within the voters’ register.
He questioned if the fee was receiving the cash from the costs.
Nonetheless, Dr. Quaicoes mentioned, “It’s for service fees, and never for the Electoral Fee”.
“If the cash had been to return to the Electoral Fee, then that’s our cash for us to account for however it’s for the service fees. Should you use MTN, the cash goes to MTN; when you use Telecel, it goes to Telecel,” he acknowledged.
He added that the EC’s position is to make sure that voters can confirm their particulars at polling stations, whereas the service supplier is providing on-line verification for voters who can’t go to a polling station.
“So, when you can’t go, then you’re utilizing the service supplier’s services to test, and that’s the cost you pay for utilizing their companies,” he mentioned.
In the meantime, the EC is exhibiting the provisional voter register in additional than 38,000 polling stations throughout the nation.
The train started on Tuesday, August 20 and is anticipated to finish on August 27 2024.
The one-week voter exhibition presents voters, significantly those that registered within the just-ended mop-up registration train the chance to confirm their particulars and determine their polling stations.
Voters who registered and voted within the 2020 Common Election are additionally inspired to confirm their particulars within the register forward of the December 7 polls.