{"id":3017,"date":"2024-08-21T00:31:25","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T00:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=3017"},"modified":"2024-08-21T00:31:25","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T00:31:25","slug":"mp-expresses-discontent-over-ecs-gh%c2%a20-50-charge-for-voters-register-exhibition-seeks-clarification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sbmediaonline.com\/?p=3017","title":{"rendered":"MP expresses discontent over EC&#8217;s GH\u00a20.50 charge for Voters Register exhibition, seeks clarification."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/uwordpressmedia.blob.core.windows.net\/uwordpressmedia01\/2024\/08\/75363897.295.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3018\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Parliament for South Dayi<\/em><\/strong>  The Member of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=3205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parliament<\/a>\u00a0(MP) for South Dayi,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=3097\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor<\/a>, has criticised the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=3397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Electoral Commission<\/a>\u00a0of Ghana (EC) for charging voters who want to check if their names are in the 2024 Election Voters Register electronically.<br><br>In a post shared on X on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, the MP asserted that it was wrong for the EC to charge people who want to check if their names are in the register via text message.<br><br>He indicated that the action of the EC is not right because it has not been approved by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=3205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parliament<\/a>\u00a0of Ghana.<br><br>\u201cWhy is the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=3397\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Electoral Commission<\/a>\u00a0levying a fee of GH\u00a20.50 for every registered voter before the person can check his or her name in the provisional register using the shortcode: *711*51#?<br><br>\u201cWho is getting this money?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanaweb.com\/GhanaHomePage\/people\/person.php?ID=3205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Parliament<\/a>\u00a0has already approved the EC\u2019s budget for this exercise,\u201d he wrote.<br><br>The South Dayi legislator added, \u201cThe people cannot be made to pay money before they are permitted to cross-check their names in the voters register, even if it\u2019s by electronic means.\u201d<br>He made these remarks while reacting to an advertisement by the EC indicating that persons who want to verify if their names are in the voters register using a short code provided must pay GH\u00a20.50.<br><br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parliament for South Dayi The Member of\u00a0Parliament\u00a0(MP) for South Dayi,\u00a0Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has criticised the\u00a0Electoral Commission\u00a0of Ghana (EC) for charging voters who want to check if 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