KOFI A. BOATENG, AGYENIM BOATENG, NELLIE KEMEVOR, OBED DANQUAH AND CHRISTIAN SILLIM vs. THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION AND THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL

This is the final judgment in the application for the enforcement of the fundamental human right to be registered and to vote abroad, as Ghanaian citizens ordinarily resident abroad, in national elections and referenda, that are conducted by the Electoral Commission of Ghana. Parties The Applicants are citizens of the Republic of Ghana by birth, dual citizenship or both, and they are all ordinarily resident in the USA. They have exhibited to their joint affidavit in support of their application photocopies of their Dual Citizenship ID cards and extracts from their passports in proof of their Ghanaian citizenship status. And, as such citizens, they have brought the present application for the enforcement of their right to diaspora voting. The 1st Respondent, the Electoral Commission is the constitutional body charged, among others, with the responsibility of compiling and revising the register of voters and conducting and supervising public elections and referenda. The 2nd Respond...