{"id":68070,"date":"2024-03-05T07:56:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T07:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/uncategorized\/election-2024-ec-to-declare-presidential-results-within-72-hours-after-polls"},"modified":"2024-03-05T08:30:26","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T08:30:26","slug":"election-2024-ec-to-declare-presidential-results-within-72-hours-after-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/election-2024-ec-to-declare-presidential-results-within-72-hours-after-polls","title":{"rendered":"Election 2024: EC to declare presidential results within 72 hours after polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has indicated that it expects to declare the presidential election results within three days after December 7, 2024, if everything goes according to plan.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was no law requiring the EC to declare the results within a specified period, the EC intended to ensure that it would be able to declare the presidential results within a maximum of three days,\u201d a source told the Daily Graphic.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the election management body said it will open nominations for both presidential and parliamentary candidates for this year\u2019s election from September 9 to September 19.<\/p>\n<p>Per the schedule, the Commission intends to submit provisional voters\u2019 register to the various political parties between July 9 and July 18, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Also, balloting for positions on the presidential ballot paper is slated for September 23, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>According to the EC, special voting for some selected professionals will take place on December 2, while the main election will happen on December 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. 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