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Candidates vying for the position of President will be required to make a payment of One Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH\u00a2 100,000.00) at the time of submitting their Nomination Forms. Payment shall be by Banker\u2019s draft and addressed to the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission. Female Candidates and Persons with Disabilities are required to pay Seventy-Five Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH\u00a2 75,000). A Candidate for Election to Parliament shall be nominated on the official Nomination Forms of the Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3news.com\"><strong>www.3news.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana Electoral Commission (EC) has announced that it will start receiving nominations for the presidential elections from September 9th to 13th. 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