Think Ghana | The Electoral System of Ghana

The following are the basic characteristics of the Ghanaian electoral system:

Universal adult suffrage
Yearly registration of voters
Voluntary participation in registration and voting
Where you register is where you vote
General elections (presidential, parliamentary, and local level elections)
Partisan politics at the national level only
National and local level elections alternate at two year intervals
Secret ballot
Use of Identity Card issued by the Electoral Commission to establish voter’s identity and to prevent impersonation.
Presidential and parliamentary elections held on the same day
First-past-the-post at the parliamentary level and absolute majority at the presidential level
Run-off, if no winner emerges in the first round of a presidential election
Use of indelible ink (electoral stain) to prevent mutiple voting
No minimum voter turnout required at public elections
An Electoral Commission as a corporate entity with the capacity to acquire and own property and to sue and be sued
Political parties as corporate bodies