The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that any votes cast for the late Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) presidential candidate, Madam Akua Donkor, in the upcoming election will be classified as rejected ballots.
Madam Akua Donkor passed away on October 28 at Ridge Hospital in Accra following a brief illness. Efforts to replace her for the 2024 election were unsuccessful, as her proposed replacement was disqualified by the EC due to irregularities and errors on the nomination forms.
Although Madam Akua Donkor’s image and the GFP logo will still appear on the 2024 presidential ballot, the EC has clarified that votes in her name will not be valid.
In a statement released on Friday, November 22, the Commission confirmed that such votes would not count towards the total valid votes cast.
The EC noted that all election officials and representatives of presidential candidates have been informed of this decision.