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#GhanaElections2020: Get familiar with how EC will compile the new voters' register in clusters

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will embark on the new voters' registration exercise in five clusters. The Director of Electoral Services at the EC, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe told Graphic Online that the exact date for the registration exercise would be announced later but it is expected to start in the last week of June 2020. He said the commission has planned to use 38 days for the entire exercise and that it was targetting between 16million and 16.5million people to register. About 8500 BVRs are expected to be used for the exercise.   "This time around we are using five registration centres per a cluster. So assuming you have 15 polling stations, you divide the 15 by five, so that you have 10 clusters. And each cluster will form one registration team and each team will be made up of two registration officers, two data entry clerks, one registration officer special duties, he will be in charge of commuting between the team and the district office as w