The EC is mandated by parliament to create new constituencies if needed to ensure the people are properly represented in parliament.However, some argue a new law passed by parliament could do the opposite.Critics say it eliminates some polling stations within the new constituencies, meaning some voters living in those areas will likely have trouble casting their ballots.Electoral officials says that will not be the case.Christian Owusu Pare, the Electoral Commission’s acting director of public affairs said every constituency is made up of a certain number of polling stations.All the people in the constituency have the right and are entitled to vote in that constituency.There are also efforts to keep the elections honest.Out of a population of 24 million, about 14 million Ghanaians are eligible to vote.And for the very first time, the country is adopting the biometric system of voting.The government says the technology includes computers, fingerprint scanners and digital cameras to help identify each voter.Owusu-Pare says all polling stations in the country will have adequate equipment for biometric verification.And he said Ghana has back-up equipment.Since 1992, he said, the commission has always been able to meet all the deadlines and ensure that all the materials are available for voting.We are not going to falter in that regard.
