The Electoral Commission has set Tuesday, 27th of June, 2023 to hold the Assin North by-election in the Central Region.
The EC will receive Nominations from prospective Candidates for the Election of a Member of Parliament for the said Constituency at its Assin North District Office from Monday, the 12th of June, 2023 to Wednesday, the 14th of June, 2023 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on each day.
Interested candidates are required to download the Nomination Forms from the Commission’s website (www.ec.gov.gh) from the 1st of June, 2023.
A prospective Candidate may personally deliver or cause to be delivered on his/her behalf by either the Proposer or Seconder of his/her Nomination, the completed Nomination Forms to the Returning Officer at the Assin North District Office of the Commission, on the dates and times stated above.
A statement signed by the Electoral Commissioner, Jean Mensah said “The Nomination Forms for each Candidate shall be witnessed by the signature or mark of two (2) registered voters, as Proposer and Seconder, and supported by eighteen (18) other registered voters in the Constituency as assenting to the Nominations.
“The Nomination Forms shall also be endorsed with the Candidate’s consent to the Nomination. A Candidate shall at the time of submitting his/her completed Nomination Forms, provide the Returning Officer with two (2) copies of a recent post card (bust sized) photograph against a red background, showing his/her full face and ears.”
It further stated that “the filing fee for the election is Ten thousand Ghana Cedis (CH00,000.00) per candidate. All completed Nomination Forms are expected to be delivered in quadruplicate.”
