29 August 2013

Election Petition: Decisions of the Nine Justices.

All Nine(9) Judges unanimously dismissed the claims relating to;
duplicate serial numbers, duplicate polling station codes, and unknown polling stations, that is for short.


1. Justice William Atuguba

Dismiss the claim of over voting

Dismiss the claims relating to absence of signature of presiding officer

Dismiss the claim relating to voting without biometric verification




2. Justice Sophia Adinyira

Dismiss the claim of over voting

Dismiss the claims relating to absence of signature of presiding officer

Dismiss the claim relating to voting without biometric verification



3. Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie

Dismiss the claim of over voting

Dismiss the claims relating to absence of signature of presiding officer

Grants the claim of voting without biometric verification cancels the votes involved and orders a rerun of the areas affected



4. Justice N. S. Gbadegbe

Dismiss the claim of over voting

Dismiss the claims relating to absence of signature of presiding officer

Dismiss the claim relating to voting without biometric verification



5. Justice Vida Akoto-Bamfo
Dismiss the claim of over voting

Dismiss the claims relating to absence of signature of presiding officer

Dismiss the claim relating to voting without biometric verification


6. Justice Jones Victor Dotse
Dismiss the claim relating to voting without biometric verification

Upholds the claim relating to absence of presiding officers’ signatures on the pink sheets cancels the results concerned and orders a rerun of the areas affected

grants the claim of over-voting but has provided a road-map in his judgement as in the figures of votes to be ascertained and cancelled and a re-run of the areas affected



7. Justice Anin Yeboah
Grant all the three claims, that is to say, over voting, absence of presiding officers’ signature and voting without biometric verification, annul the votes involved and order a rerun of the affected areas


8. Justice Rose Constance Owusu
Grant all the three claims, that is to say, over voting, absence of presiding officers’ signature and voting without biometric verification, annul the votes involved and order a rerun of the affected areas


9. Justice Julius Ansah
Grant all the three claims, that is to say, over voting, absence of presiding officers’ signature and voting without biometric verification, annul the votes involved and order a rerun of the affected areas

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