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2.
The Electoral Commission
Article 43(1) of the constitution provides for the establishment of the
EC. The functions of the EC included the following:
a. to compile the register of voters and revise it at such periods as may
be determined by law;
b. to conduct and supervise all public elections and referenda
c. to educate the people on the electoral process and its purpose; and
d. to undertake programmes of rate expansion of the registration of
voters.
The EC discharges its mandate by organizing periodically elections at the
local government and national levels. It also supervises and conducts
elections for the registered political parties as well as some professional
bodies such as GNAT, TUC, etc.
Article 14 of the African Charter
The right to property shall be guaranteed. It may only be encroached
upon in the interest of public need or in the general interest of the
community and in accordance with the provisions of appropriate laws.
THE GHANAIAN CONSTITUTION
Article 18 of the Constitution provides:
1.
Every person has the right to own property either alone or in
association with othcts.
2.
No person shall be subjected to interference with the privacy of his
home, property, correspondence or communication except in
accordance with law and as may be necessary in a free and
democratic society for public safety or the economic well-being of
the country, for protection of health or murals, for the prevention of