PUBLIC ELECTIONS REGULATIONS 2020 (C.I. 127)
This new election law would regulate the conduct of Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Ghana until it is revoked with the introduction of amended and new provisions. It was assented on 1st July, 2020 and gazetted 2nd July, 2020.
Summary of the new provisions:
REGULATION 22
SUBREGULATION 2 – The registered voter who is a student or a member of the Security Services on special duties can apply to the returning officer of the constituency where the registered voter is resident or ordinarily resident for less than 12 months other than constituency registered as a Voter.
REGULATION 38 – Regional Collation Officer with the primary responsibility to collate constituencies Presidential Election Results at the regional level and then send it to the Chairman of the Electoral Commission at the Head Office Accra.
REGULATION 44
SUBREGULATIONS 7 – 12 These specify collation procedures for every constituency Presidential Election Results.
Returning Officers collate Presidential Election Results from all Polling Stations in their constituencies.
The collated results are forwarded to the District Electoral Officer whose responsibility and trust is to forward a copy to the Regional Collation Officer at the regional level.
The Regional Collation Officer collates all the constituencies Presidential Election Results and forwards the regional summary results sheet to the Chairman of the Electoral Commission.
The Chairman of the Electoral Commission collates all the collated regional results based on constituencies results in each region. Then he declares the Presidential Election Results
EDUCATIONAL POLICY DIRECTION OF GHANA’S ELECTORAL COMMISSION:
ARTICLE 45d – The Electoral Commission shall educate the people about the electoral process and its purpose.
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Section 52 (1 – 3) of the Public Financial Management Act 2016, Act 921
(1) A Principal Spending Officer of a covered entity, state-owned enterprise or public corporation shall be responsible for the assets of the institution under the care of the Principal Spending Officer and shall ensure that proper control systems exist for the custody and management of the assets.
(2) A control system specified in subsection (1) shall be capable of ensuring that
(a) preventive mechanisms are in place to eliminate theft, loss, wastage and misuse; and
(b) processes, whether manual or electronic, and procedures are in place for the effective, efficient, economical and transparent use of the assets.
(3) A Principal Spending Officer shall maintain a register of
(a) lands and buildings under the control or possession of that Principal Spending Officer; and
(b) all other assets under the control or possession of the Principal Spending Officer.
The Public Services Workers Union Fund is a company limited by guarantee as registered under the Companies Act, 2019 (Act 992).
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