Ghanaian general election, 2016
General elections will be held in Ghana on 7 December 2016 to elect a President and Members of Parliament. They had originally been scheduled for 7 November 2016, but the date was later rejected by Parliament.
Electoral system
The president is elected using the two-round system, whilst the 275 members of Parliament will be elected in single-member constituencies using first-past-the-post voting.
Eligible voters must be Ghanaian citizens who are at least 18 years old, although those declared insane are disenfranchised. Parliamentary candidates must be Ghanaian citizens at least 21 years old, and either be resident in their constituency or have lived there for at least five of the ten years prior to the election.
Presidential candidates
Over 16 people had filed with the election commission to run for president. However, over 12 presidential candidates were disqualified due to incorrect filling procedures. Some of the disqualified candidates include former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings and president of the National Democratic Party. There was some controversy that the candidates were disqualified due to political gain. The Electoral Commission has denied all accusations. After the disqualification, only four presidential candidates remained. Ivor Greenstreet from the Convention People's Party is also the first physically challenged candidate to contest the presidential election.
Pre-election
The election date changed from December 7 to November 7 and back to December 7 after a Supreme Court ruling.
The Electoral Commission disqualified 13 presidential candidates.
The Supreme court ordered the Electoral Commission to allow disqualified applicants to make corrections.
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