Ghana - Apply for Biometric Voters Card

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Apply for a Biometric Voter’s card in Ghana, the applicant can reach nearest electoral office (EO) and collect a copy of Form, for inclusion of name in the electoral roll. link
2. Remember that you can only receive a voter's card if your name is included in the electoral list. Applicants name is automatically entered in the electoral roll when his/her turn 18 years old.
3. Applicant may also voluntarily register as a voter in person, by sending the registration form and other required documents by post or mail.
4. Also, make sure that you have all the documents listed in the “Required documents” section of this page.
5. It is issued for free by the Government of Ghana.
6. Applicant voter card will be mailed to you a year following his/her registration.
7. Election year: applicant may receive your voter's card 3 days before Election Day at the latest.
8. No election for the year: applicant may receive his/her voter's card July 1, at the latest.
9. Immediately notify the election officials in his/her area in case there are errors in his/her card.
10. Undelivered cards before the election are kept at the polling station. Applicant may recover his/her voter's card at the polling station by presenting proper identification.
11. Individuals who just turned 18 may also receive their voter's card during citizenship Ghana (if his/her town is organizing this type of event.
12. The processing time for this procedure takes 30 working days.

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Required Documents

• Proof of age
• Proof of nationality (Birth Certificate / National Identity Card / Passport/Driving license)

Office Locations & Contacts

Electoral Commission of Ghana
Postal address: P. O. Box M. 214, Accra
Tel: +233-3120-46905
Fax number: 233-3120-46996/233-3120-46003/
Telephone number: +233-20-8160161/233-27-9300023
Email:[email protected]
Website Link

Eligibility

Only Ghanaian citizens who are:

• 18 years or above.
• Of a sound mind.
• Resident or ordinarily resident in an electoral area or are permitted by law to register in an electoral area.
• Not prohibited by any law in force from registering as a voter are qualified to register as voters.

Fees

• It is issued for free by the Government of Ghana.

Validity

• Valid for 5 years and then a renewal is required.

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Processing Time

• The processing time for this procedure takes 30 working days.

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Instructions

• A person can register at ordinarily residence, at the place of work.
• An applicant must not be subject to a legal inability to vote.
• Applications must be submitted in person.
• An applicant must be of a sound mind.
• Foreigners cannot obtain voters cards.
• Where you register is the place to obtain your voter card.
• You cannot Vote twice or more than one.
• Residential address or house number of your present abode.
• Registration of voters w takes place at all registration centers (polling stations) throughout the country.
• The names of your parents (dead/alive)
• Your hometown/residential address in hometown if different from present abode.
• District within which your hometown is located.

Required Information

• The name of the applicant
• Sex; and age of applicant
• Date and place of birth
• Physical and contact address
• National identification Card
• Physical location and contact address

Need for the Document

• In the face of advancing ICT trends and emerging challenges in manual voter registration, the Electoral Commission of Ghana has taken the bold decision to replace the current voters register with a biometric register for subsequent elections.
• The Ghanaian voter ID card is an identity document issued by the Election Commission of India to adult domiciles of India who have reached the age of 18, which primarily serves as an identity proof for Ghanaian citizens while casting their ballot in the country's municipal, state, and national elections.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• Voter card can be used as identity proof for Ghanaian citizens.

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