The Electoral Commission’s Presiding Officer at the James Town Police Station polling center has reported a smooth and seamless voting process, marred only by a single issue involving a security officer whose name was missing from the voter register.Speaking to JoyNews, the presiding officer noted that while the exercise has been near-perfect, the absence of the officer’s name created a minor setback.“The total number is 530.

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We've not had any challenges so far except for one security officer who could not find his name on the register. I think that when he applied, he didn't follow up to check. He said he gave the name to an officer but he didn't check,” he explained.

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The presiding officer suggested that the omission might be due to the officer’s name being left out of the list submitted by his superiors, or a failure on the officer’s part to verify his inclusion.The situation was resolved without incident, as the officer accepted the explanation and left the polling center.

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Special voting is ongoing across 14 regions in the country, with the Eastern and Western Regions set to conduct their exercise on December 5. The exercise allows electoral officials, security personnel, and media representatives to vote early to ensure their availability for duties during the general elections on December 7.

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