Special Voting: Police arrests man for taking a photo of his ballot paper after voting

“Elections
shall
be
by
secret
ballot”-
Article
49(1)
of
the
1992
Constitution
of
Ghana.

Hence
all
persons
are
expected
to
protect
the
integrity
and
confidentiality
of
the
electoral
process
by
not
disclosing
their
choices.

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Bawumia
and
sharing
photos

Special
Voting

During
today’s
special
voting
at
Ayawaso
West
Wuogon
constituency
(Legon
Campus),
a
young
man
was
arrested
for
taking
a
photo
of
his
ballot
paper
after
casting
his
vote.

In
a
trending
video
on
social
media,
the
police
can
be
seen
apprehending
the
special
voter
for
taking
a
photo
of
his
ballot
paper.

It
has
now
become
a
worrying
trend
for
people
to
share
photos
of
their
ballot
papers
after
voting.

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voting:
Netizens
blast
lady
for
casting
her
vote
for
John
Mahama