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The Director of Electoral Services of the Electoral Commission (EC) says his team has made provisions for vulnerable women, pregnant and nursing mothers on December 7.
Speaking in JoyNews‘File on Saturday, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe emphasized that these people should receive preferential treatment to cast their vote.
“In training, we have said that people identified in the ‘vulnerable’ group should not join a queue. These include pregnant people, nursing mothers, the elderly and the elderly, ”he said.
According to him, visually impaired people have received adequate training on how to cast their vote when they arrive at the polling station.
“We have trained them a lot on the use of the tactile jacket, so once they get you there (voting table), they will help you get to the booth and give you your jacket and your ballot to vote independently.” He explained.
However, he noted that getting interpreters at polling stations will be a challenge for the commission because “we have no records of where people with hearing impairments are located.”
“The law allows these people to go to polling stations with their assistants, who must be at least 18 years old and have a Ghanaian who can help them vote,” he said.
Dr. Quaicoe concluded that if a person does not show up with a trusted person, a president can help.
“The law mandates that you be assisted by the presiding officer, but you cannot come there to appoint a party representative to vote for you because it will scoff at the secrecy of the ballot.”
