Sunday, December 28, 2008

Vote counting in Prez Run-off

Votes cast in the Presidential run-off are being counted at about 22,000 polling centres throughout Ghana.
Some quick observations.
Lower voter turn out may be recorded.
Reasons? Voter apathy or voter fatigue? Will come back to that.
Less rejected ballot papers. This means voter education has gone down well.
Listening to the provisional figures from the polling centres being read from radio, one could say that the nearly 70 percent voter turn out recorded in the Parliamentary and the first round of the Presidential elections on December 8, 2008, higher turn out may not be attained.
One question…Does it mean that voters are more concerned about the election of their representatives in Parliament than that the President?
This development may raise many questions about representation, local governance, decentralisation. What do you think about this initial observations? Things could change. Let’s see what unfolds.
What about reports of disturbances at some polling centres… Let’s give peace a chance.

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