El mayor alto nivel de votos blancos y nulos en el electorado femenino, en comparación con el electorado masculino, muestra la necesidad de implementar campañas de capacitación electoral dirigidas a las electoras femeninas, como dispone el artículo 170 de la Ley Orgánica de Elecciones. El CNE debería coordinarse con instituciones públicas (CONAMU o el nuevo Consejo Nacional para la Igualdad de Género y Étnica) y con organizaciones no gubernamentales con objeto de lograr una campaña de educación más adecuada.

Una nueva ley de servicio público en prensa, radio y televisión que regule específicamente los nuevos medios de comunicación de Estado, debería asegurar una estricta imparcialidad en la cobertura de la campaña electoral, así como un acceso equitativo de los distintos sectores de la opinión pública, tal y como recomiendan las mejores prácticas internacionales.

"La nueva legislación electoral debería incluir una ley sobre Referendos o en su defecto un amplio capítulo sobre materia. Esta norma debería incluir especificidades sobre referendos como las siguientes:
- La nueva regulación sobre referendos debería incluir una disposición que iguale el apoyo a los sujetos políticos, en términos de financiamiento y acceso gratuito en los medios de radiodifusión, así como normas que garanticen la participación inter-partidaria y que permita a las opciones en liza competir en un ámbito de igualdad de oportunidades.
- El principio de igualdad de oportunidades debería ser garantizado. Las normas generales sobre financiamiento de partidos políticos, movimientos y campañas electorales deben aplicarse tanto al financiamiento público como al privado. Debe prohibirse el uso de fondos públicos para fines electorales por parte de autoridades. La ley debería aclarar el modo en el que las autoridades gubernamentales, sean nacionales, regionales o locales, puedan expresar sus puntos de vista durante la campaña y al mismo tiempo asegurar la igualdad de oportunidades a los contrincantes. Los promotores y opositores de la propuesta presentada a consulta deben tener acceso equitativo a las instalaciones que se usen para hacer propaganda electoral.
- Asimismo, se deberían incluir normas que aclaren el rol del Estado o de funcionarios públicos en relación a la información a los electores en referendos. Las autoridades deben cumplir con su deber de neutralidad, que es uno de los medios para asegurar que los electores se formen libremente su opinión.
- Las autoridades deben presentar información objetiva. Esto implica que el texto presentado a referéndum y un informe explicativo o material equilibrado de campaña electoral tanto de los proponentes de la cuestión consultada como de los opositores deberían estar a disposición de los electores con la debida anticipación.
- Las preguntas presentadas a referéndum deben respetar los principios de: unidad de forma,61 unidad de contenido62 y unidad de nivel jerárquico.63 Además, la pregunta presentada al electorado debe ser clara, no oscura ni ambigua.
- Las ""Directrices sobre la celebración de referendos""64 aprobadas por la Comisión de Venecia del Consejo de Europa podrían ser una guía útil en la redacción de la regulaciones sobre referendos."

Provisions to adequately regulate instances when appointed regional or district chief executives intend to stand for election that disqualifies them from holding public office during the period prior to, and during, campaign periods should be introduced.

The Electoral Commission should consider using the maximum length of time it has to organise elections. A precise and detailed calendar should be published for the organisation of elections with clear deadlines for the delivery of key components at the time of publication of the writ of notice of poll. The Electoral Commission should also increase its transparency measures and introduce minutes of all meetings of the Commissioners and ensure these are published in a timely manner.

Provisions for special, transfer and proxy voting should be more adequately managed to ensure proper safeguards are in place against malpractices. The Electoral Commission should also be more pro-active in following up any allegations of irregularities in the election process, perhaps by establishing investigation panels for the duration of an election at national and local levels. A provision for domestic observers to sign the result sheets should also be introduced at polling station level.

The IPAC meetings should be developed as a more regular platform of dialogue between the Electoral Commission and the political parties. Full transparency measures need also to be introduced including formal rules for meetings and published minutes.

A review of the information technology department of the Electoral Commission should be undertaken. Adequate training for staff responsible in the field for aggregation of results should be provided and more resources available to enable them to carry out their work.

Party agents should receive more training on their role during elections and an adequate code of conduct be introduced. They should also receive visibility material identifying them as agents and should refrain from taking on a too proactive role in the process.

In conjunction with the development of the national identity card scheme the voter register should be overhauled and a greater degree of centralisation introduced in ample time for entries to be checked and if necessary removed. The parties should also receive copies of the register well in advance of elections, together with copies of all special, proxy and absentee registers at regional and national levels. These should also be displayed in public in the vicinity of polling stations.

Provisions for regulating the campaign environment and the conduct of political parties in their campaigning should be included in statutory legislation that should include the length of the official campaign period, a period of moratorium for campaigning immediately prior to elections, and penalties for infringements.

A broadcasting act should be developed in public consultation to ensure a satisfactory regulatory environment for the broadcast media, whilst respecting the principle of freedom of speech. It should set out programme standards and broadcaster obligations as well as provisions relating to media coverage of elections.

An independent regulatory authority should be established for the audiovisual sector that possibly combines the responsibilities of the Media Commission and the National Communications Authority. This regulatory authority’s functions and mandate should be clearly defined and it should have an adequately funded secretariat to undertake management responsibilities. It should also have statutory powers for it to adequately deal with complaints against programming and ensure editorial standards are maintained.

A committee for political advertising should be established prior to future elections to ensure consistency in the application of programme standards and taste and decency. Key provisions such as those pertaining to free access slots for party political broadcasts should be clarified and precisely defined as to the rights of the parties and candidates in law. Political advertisements should be clearly labelled and the practice of buying large amounts of airtime for documentaries and campaign rallies of the parties limited during campaign periods.

The active position of civil society in Ghana should continue to be supported in respect to their election related work. Civil society organisations should continue to work together in observing elections to ensure coordination between organisations.

Time limits for parliamentary petitions should be established as 21 days after the announcement of the results rather than their publication in the official Gazette. Furthermore, deadlines for conclusions to election petitions should be implemented providing an effective and timely remedy to petitioners.

There should be an increase in the number of polling stations in higher population density areas. A maximum ceiling should be placed on the number of voters registered at an individual polling station to ensure regular voting patterns and less crowding.

More training conducted well in advance of election day should be planned by the Electoral Commission. A permanent register of polling officials should be maintained with regular training sessions conducted throughout the country.

Provisions to guarantee results are posted and displayed outside of polling stations for the public to inspect should be introduced. This process should also take place at all levels of the aggregation process to ensure maximum transparency in the results process.

Provide for non-partisan domestic groups to observe all aspects of the election process. Civil society should be given the right to actively participate in the monitoring of the registration of voters and polls.

The attribution of de facto normative and/or interpretative powers to the National Election Commission. The CNE should be provided with tools to be able to adapt and update technical electoral procedures, clarify omission in the law and streamline organisational management aspects.

Provide the CNE with administrative and budgetary independence through the inclusion of a specific section and funds allocation in the national budget. In order to strengthen the CNE’s independence, the election management body should have direct access to an adequate fixed annual allocation of resources ascribed to the National General Budget (Orçamento Geral do Estado OGE).

The voter registration process should be upgraded from manual to an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), already used in many countries in Africa, especially in post-conflict environments, to facilitate and speed up registration through a possible active and passive process, whereby citizens go to places of registration and brigades (brigadas de recenseamento) visit their places of residence. The voter registration process for the 2008 legislative election, however accepted by all political parties and stakeholders, showed a very low participation (around 35 percent) and motivation of citizens, especially youngsters (3.8 percent), in comparison to same exercises in other countries in the area.

The CNE Executive Secretariat would benefit from professional secretary services freeing the Executive members from minor but time consuming administrative duties. Moreover, the CNE plenary session also require proper secretarial support in producing session minutes to include all discussions, deliberations and decisions taken on crucial election issues. These documents should be produced and made available to national and international stakeholders within a reasonable timeframe thus enhancing the transparency of the CNE’s decision making process.

Civic and Voter Education campaigns should receive ample financial support allowing for the design and implementation of programmes promoting civil and political rights throughout the entire electoral cycle. Campaigns targeting youth and first time voters, especially those living in more remote areas of the country, should take precedence. Furthermore, involvement of traditional authorities, such as Régulos and local social structures, is vital for the access to tabancas where illiteracy rates are high and national TV and written media have little penetration or no expression at all. Civic education campaigns need to be extended to effectively cover all national territory, including remote areas in the Tomabali and Bijagós regions. As seen during the 2008 civic education projects funded by the EC, cascade training to local organizations and groups should be implemented well ahead of the pre-election period. Local think-tanks such as the “Cidadãos de Boa Vontade”, youth and women NGOs, the CNE and the School of Law should be called on to give input to the design of different campaigns targeting specific electorates. Activities should also include comprehensive programmes in schools and media pertaining to issues of civic and political rights and understanding of the democratic process.