Ghana Group Demands Voter List Cleanup Ahead of November Polls

A political pressure group has petitioned the electoral commission of Ghana to "clean up" the voter list to be used for the November 7 presidential, parliamentary and local elections. The group — Let My Vote Count Alliance — also teamed up Wednesday with other civil society and opposition groups to protest in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. David Asante, leader of Let My Vote Count Alliance, says his group plans to demonstrate across the country to pressure the...

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