Albert Kofi Arhin
Director of Operations, Electoral Commission of Ghana
Focus: Reducing Divisive Effects of Competition, Elections
Topics: Voter Registration, Election Security, Election Schedules, Boundary Delimitation/Districting
Keywords: voter registration, voter fraud, voter education, training, staff performance, registration audit, recruitment, monitoring, media relations, Boundary Delimitation, boundary delimitation, districting, election management body, Election Schedules, election schedules, election security
Interviewer(s): Ashley McCants
Country of Reform: Ghana
Location: Electoral Commission, Accra, Ghana
Date: Tue Aug 19 2008
Abstract
Albert Kofi Arhin discusses the biggest challenges of conducting elections in Ghana. He details the process of drawing up a timetable for the elections. He explains the issues surrounding elections funding and discusses steps Ghana is taking to make them more affordable. Arhin also discusses staff recruiting and training, elections monitoring, boundary delimitation, voter registration. He then focuses on fraud prevention, both in the registration process and during the elections themselves, and security issues. Arhin also touches on the Electoral Commission’s relationship with the media, discusses voter education, and offers advice for other countries conducting difficult elections.
Case Study: Keeping the Peace in a Tense Election: Ghana, 2008
Full Profile
At the time of this interview, Albert Kofi Arhin was the director of operations for the Electoral Commission of Ghana, a position he had held since 1998.
