Hundreds of security personnel, emergency service staff and Electoral Commission officials among others are taking part in the special voting exercise in 14 out of 16 regions.
The two other regions, Eastern and Western will have their special voting on Thursday, December 5, following a ballot paper mishap that has compelled the Electoral Commission to order a recall and a reprinting of ballot papers for the two regions.
According to reports from Joy News’ correspondents from various constituencies, the voting largely started on time at 7:00am with initial queues at some centres.
However, as the day goes by, the queues have reduced as just a little over 130,000 voters are expected to cast their ballots.
In all, voting will take place in 328 centres nationwide, with 131,478 eligible voters representing 0.007% of the total voter population of 18.7 million. The polls will run from 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
In the Adentan constituency in the Greater Accra Region where 1,202 registered voters are expected to vote, voting commenced at 7:02 am with nearly 50 people already in a queue to cast their ballot.
In the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, Joy News’ Kwaku Asante reported that voting was underway without any issues.
National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate, actor John Dumelo, who was at the scene to observe the process told Kwaku Asante that he’s confident he’d get at least 60% of the votes in the special voting in Ayawaso West Wuogon.
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