Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has declared that individuals who vouch for more than ten people are in violation of their regulations and will face legal action.

Mensa clarified that in order to ensure the registration of eligible individuals on the new voters register, it is advisable to set a maximum limit of ten people per vouching individual.

The EC Chairperson pointed out that those who vouch for non-citizens are also contravening the laws and will face appropriate consequences.

During a press briefing on August 17, 2023, Jean Mensa revealed the necessary documents for voter registration and cautioned that those who neglect their guidelines will be held accountable.

“All applicants are to show proof of eligibility by tendering any of the following identification documents on the National Identification Card, also known as the Ghana Card and the Ghana Passport. Applicants who do not have any of the identification documents listed above are required to present two persons who are already registered voters to vouch for their citizenship and age. Per law, a guarantor can guarantee for up to ten applicants.

"It is important to emphasize that it is a criminal offense to guarantee for more than ten applicants and a person who guarantees for more than ten applicants will be prosecuted. It is also a criminal offense for a guarantor to guarantee for non-citizens and minors. I like to call on our media partners to assist us in educating our citizenry on this specific section of the law,” she said.

“They were both conducted in April 2021. As such, their elections would not be held in both districts until 2025. The Commission has developed a comprehensive program of activities for the 2023 district-level elections, and this will be made available to the public shortly.

"As a commission, we encourage voters to take advantage of the voter registration exercise and register to vote. We also entreat the citizenry to participate actively in the district-level elections, which would be held on December 19, 2023,” Jean Mensa said.