The ballot is mightier than the appointment – Reflections on EC, political suspicion and the sovereignty of the Ghanaian voter

A contradiction lies at the heart of our electoral conversation. We celebrate the Ghanaian voter as discerning, independent-minded and capable of changing governments. Yet whenever appointments to the Electoral Commission arise, we sometimes speak as though the outcome of the next election has already been negotiated. Suddenly, attention shifts from the millions who will cast their ballots to the handful…

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