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ROPAA COMMITTEE ARRIVES IN US AHEAD OF CONSULTATIONS

By:brightwebtv.com/nana asare barimah       The Representation of the People’s Amendment Act (ROPAA) Committee has arrived in the United States of America (USA) to commence nine days of consultations with stakeholders. They will learn about best practices and make recommendations on how the Act could be successfully implemented. Mrs …

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Political Parties must fund ROPAA Implementation – Dr Gumah

  By:brightwebtv.com /nana asare barimah     Dr Awudu Ahmed Gumah, Head, Planning, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, ECOWAS Gender Development Centre, on Tuesday postulated that Political Parties should fund the implementation of external voting for Ghanaians abroad. “We vote for Political Parties to come to power, you see the kind …

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We cannot defy court order on ROPAA – Electoral Commission

  By:brightwebtv.com/ Martin awuku. The Electoral Commission (EC) will not defy a court decision ordering it to operationalize the Representation of People Amendment Act (ROPAA) to allow Ghanaians abroad to vote in national elections, the Commission has said.     An Accra High Court presided over by Justice Anthony Yeboah in …

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ROPAA implementation C’ttee begins regional consultations today

  By:brightwebtv.com/bright Agyapong. The Consultative and Implementation Committee set up by the Electoral Commission (EC) to recommend how the Representation of the People’s Amendment Act (ROPAA) should be implemented is to roll out a comprehensive regional consultation programme with local stakeholders and civil society organisations.     The EC ROPAA …

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EC wants 12 more months to implement ROPAA

  The Electoral Commission (EC) wants 12 more months to implement the Representation of the People Amendment Act (ROPAA). The Act seeks to provide an opportunity for Ghanaians living abroad to participate in general elections, was passed by Parliament 12 years ago. But the EC has been unable to see …

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