The Presidential Elections Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has released the guidelines for the November 4 primaries that will take place at all the 276 constituencies across the country and the Party Headquarters, Asylum Down, Accra.
In a statement issued in Accra on Friday,
the committee said the guidelines outlined the procedures and rules for the
primaries that would elect a presidential candidate for the 2024 general
election.
“The Electoral Commission (EC) shall
supervise the conduct of the elections and shall have the full responsibility
of ensuring a transparent, free and fair election. No persons, whether party
officials or otherwise whatsoever shall act in contravention to the EC and
these guidelines.”
The Committee added that “the security
activities rest exclusively with the police and access beyond security
perimeters is restricted to Delegates, Presidential Elections Committee
Members, Contestants and their accredited agents. The Presidential Elections
Committee of the Party is the entity with the Constitutional mandate from
National Council to oversee the organization and conduct of the election for
the Presidential Candidate,” the committee stated.
The
committee also said that there shall be no campaign, canvassing for votes or
gathering of party people for any purpose whatsoever a day before voting,
adding that there shall be no camping of delegates, accreditation is
constituency specific and that the media will be granted accreditation.
“Voters are expected to “walk in” freely
by themselves. The physically challenged may be assisted. A voter must wait to
be cleared before entering the perimeter- Queue Control. No voter shall wear
the colour or effigy of a contestant at the voting center (i.e. T-shirts, cap,
posters of contestants). Delegates shall not be allowed to enter the voting
screen or booth in groups or in pairs.”
“Voting shall not take place indoors but
in an open place in the full glare of the public. It is an offence for
unaccredited persons to enter the voting perimeter. A delegate who has already
cast his/her vote shall not be re-admitted into the voting perimeter. Any
person found directing a delegate on which contestant to vote for commits an
offence and shall be removed by the police,” the committee stated.
Read the full statement from NPP Presidential Elections Committee here
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