Jean Mensa the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana has announced that the necessary arrangements have been made to secure generators to ensure a seamless limited voter registration exercise set for Tuesday, May 7, 2024 amidst the power outages also known as Dumsor.
This precautionary measure comes in response to the nation’s ongoing power crisis. Chairperson Jean Mensa announced these plans during a press briefing on Monday, May 6, 2024, noting the Commission’s efforts to avoid disruptions caused by power outages, commonly known as “dumsor.”
The exercise aims to register approximately 623,000 first-time voters across the country. To maintain uninterrupted service, the Commission has organized for district offices to rent generators that will automatically kick in during power outages, guaranteeing a smooth registration process.
In the event of unexpected situations, the Commission will switch to an “offline” mode, allowing for manual voter registration and storing voter details on a pen drive.
These steps reflect the Commission’s commitment to a successful and uninterrupted registration exercise for all eligible voters.
Remarks by Jean Mensa, EC Boss on Dumsor and the Voter Registration Exercise
We are trying hard to, we’ve made arrangements to ensure that we don’t have challenges because of dumsor. What we’ve done is to have all our district offices rent generators so that in the event where there’s dumsor, that can kick in.
However, should there be the unexpected, we would switch on to the offline and by offline it means the voters will be registered and their details will be put on a pen drive and that will be copied in our offices when the light returns, so the registration will not be disrupted. She remarked.
