• The Electoral Commission compiles a new voters register to ensure that all citizens who are qualified are allowed to register to vote.

Registering to vote

Eugenia Asare Tandoh Junior News Jul - 08 - 2020 , 12:15

If you are 18 years and above, a citizen of the country and of sound mind, you have the right to vote.

This means that you are entitled to have your name in the register of voters called the Voters Register in your electoral area during a period set aside for the registration of voters.

The registration of voters in any country is a very serious process because the Voters Register is the foundation on which credible elections rest and it is also the base upon which the people have the ultimate right to choose their national leaders.

You see, registering to get a voter ID card is so crucial to people that a lot of people have been going to the registration centres since they were opened last week in spite of COVID-19.

These people know that without their Voters ID card, they would be disenfranchised or would not be allowed to vote when it was time for election later this year.

When a country compiles a new voters register, it is to ensure tha