13
Mar
Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has proposed the adoption of a “simplified” e-voting system to address the persistent issue of invalid or rejected ballots in African elections. She explained that using a direct recording device, where voters select their preferred candidate or party logo on a screen, would eliminate the traditional thumb-printing method, which often leads to errors. Her proposal follows concerns over the excessive waste of ballot papers in Ghana’s general elections. According to an audit by the Electoral Commission, between 1992 and 2020, one to three percent of votes in Ghana’s national elections were rejected.…