In 2012, the NPP proposed the "No Verification, No Vote" policy.
To address cases of voters who might have developed post-registration trauma affecting finger availability or fingerprint quality during verification, the Electoral Commission (EC) introduced manual verification. The EC used a fingerprint quality threshold to implement a "Face Only" biometric verification option as a complementary measure for such cases. In the worst-case scenario, where a voter failed both fingerprint and facial verification, manual verification forms were to be completed with the involvement of party agents.
However, the NPP, through Jean Mensa, has suddenly integrated manual verification into the Biometric Verification Device's (BVD) counting algorithm, raising concerns about its potential use for election rigging in NPP strongholds. Jean Mensa is unable to alter the Statement of Poll and Results Declaration Forms (commonly known as pink sheets), as these templates are approved by Parliament under C.I. 127 and cannot be modified. Nonetheless, the pink sheets still account for manual verifications, just as the BVD does.
Effectively, any Verification Officer could manipulate the device to initiate manual verification, allowing for counts that could enable impersonation. This opens the door to multiple voting facilitated by manual BVD counts.
Ghanaians, opposition parties, observer missions, BEWARE OF THE DANGERS OF MANUAL VERIFICATION BEING COUNTED THROUGH THE BVD.
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