Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) has assured the public of a smooth limited voter registration exercise scheduled for Tuesday, May 7, 2024, across the nation despite the power crisis.

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, disclosed these plans during a press briefing on Monday, May 6, 2024.

To mitigate potential disruptions due to power challenges, commonly known as “dumsor,” the EC has secured generators for all district offices. These generators will ensure continuous voter registration services in case of power outages.

Ms. Mensa explained that the commission is taking every precaution to avoid any interruptions. However, in unforeseen circumstances, the EC has a contingency plan. Its offices will switch to an “offline” mode, registering voters manually and storing their details on a pen drive.

“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.”

The upcoming limited voter registration exercise targets approximately 623,000 first-time voters nationwide.

Registration will occur in all 258 district offices of the commission, along with an additional 785 centers to assist those facing accessibility challenges.

Furthermore, 25 public universities have been designated as registration venues.