The Member of Parliament (MP) for Effutu and Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has expressed his support for the Electoral Commission’s decision to change the closing time of voting from 5:00 pm to 3:00 pm in the upcoming 2024 general elections.
He believes that if the commission provides clear explanations for this adjustment, it can be considered a positive step.
The Electoral Commission, led by Chairperson Jean Mensa, previously defended the decision, stating that the shift is intended to facilitate transparent and orderly collation of votes by electoral officers in daylight.
In a media interview, Mr. Afenyo-Markin emphasized the importance of conducting the general elections in a dignified manner.
“On the D-Day, people should walk to the polling stations freely, people should vote freely, and counting should be done freely. I am even happy to hear EC talking about closing the polling votes by 3 pm.”
“If they advance their argument, and we are all persuaded by the same, I believe it would be a way of telling us that we have to finish everything before sunset so that if voting is over by 3 pm, we use two hours to do sorting and counting and declaration. So that by 5 pm we finish everything,” he stated.
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