2024 Elections: YAFO Institute calls for independent forensic audit of electoral register

Among the key concerns raised by the party and echoed by YAFO in their statement were:

1. Missing Names: Several qualified voters who registered were unable to find their names in the electoral register.
2. Misplaced Qualified Voters: Individuals who are eligible to vote were incorrectly placed on the Exception List or Multiple List.
3. Unremoved Disqualified Voters: Some disqualified individuals due to multiple registrations or challenges remain on the provisional voters’ register.
4. Unauthorised Transfers: Voters have been transferred without their knowledge, with over 250,000 such cases admitted by the EC.
5. Polling Station Mismatches: Some voters have been reassigned to different polling stations without being informed.

The YAFO Institute underscored that these issues have significantly eroded public confidence in the EC, pointing to a March 2024 Afrobarometer survey showing that only 33% of Ghanaians trust the Electoral Commission—the lowest level of confidence in more than two decades.

In light of these findings, the Institute reiterated its full backing of calls for a forensic audit of the 2024 electoral register and systems.

“We wish to reiterate categorically that we support the call for an independent forensic audit of the Electoral Register and System to be used for the 2024 Elections,” the statement noted, adding this will restore public trust in the EC and ensure a credible electoral process.

Attached here is the full statement from YAFO Institute