Democracy looks to Ghana's supreme court
Written by Ken Ofori-Atta
11 June 2013
The case before the court will shape political competition across the continent and could lead to the first invalidation of the election of a sitting African president.
Counsel for 1st Respondent: I am suggesting to you that this is just a clear error on the part of the presiding officer?
2nd Petitioner: This is a clear illegality on the part of the 2nd respondent.
Justice Atuguba: You are saying that to get the total in the ballot box, you had to add what?
Voting: Right or Privilege?
Written by Reuters
11 June 2013
Which constitutional right is the most important? You might answer "freedom of speech" or "free exercise" of religion. Some think it's "the right to keep and bear arms." Criminal lawyers think of the guarantee against "unreasonable searches and seizures," trial lawyers of jury trial in civil cases.
But which right appears most often in the Constitution's text?
It's "the right to vote."
Special voting was used to duplicate results – Gloria Akuffo
Written by danquahinstitute.org
10 June 2013
A member of the petitioners' legal team Gloria Akuffo has asserted special voting was the vehicle used to perpetuate massive irregularities that formed the basis for declaring John Mahama as president.
Early on in court there was disagreement on whether pink sheets were used to record results from special voting.
The petitioners debunked claims by the Electoral Commissioner that results of special votes were first entered on pink sheets before being transferred on to the collation sheet.
Afari Gyan Caught on Pink Sheet Serial Numbers
Written by danquahinstitute.org
10 June 2013
Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan, Chairman of the Electoral Commission on Monday found it extremely difficult to defend the rationale for the occurrence of pink sheets with same serial numbers and the printing of two sets of pink sheets as contained in the response of the Eectoral commission to the 2nd amended petition and as had been stated by the Electoral Commissioner himself while in the witness box.
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