Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung@ 40 in Ghana the use of thumb-printed ID cards for voting in the absence of thumb-print readers. In spite of these changes, political parties continue to raise the issue of multiple voting and impersonation, particularly in the aftermath of Elections 2008. To address this, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, Chairman of the EC, said that“The Commission is considering bio-metric registration of voters but as for bio-metric voting, I don't think the country is ready for it. If we do, I believe some people will start asking whether the Castle has not programmed the machines with some figures to their advantage”(Centre for Democratic Development, 2009). Other reforms undertaken include provision of transparent ballot boxes and holding of presidential and parliamentary elections on the same day to avoid the“Band-wagon Syndrome”. Inter-Party Advisory Committee(IPAC) To improve the trust, confidence and working relationships between the Commission and registered political parties and to enhance transparency in its operations, the Commission instituted the Inter-party Advisory Committee(IPAC) in March, 1994. The IPAC is a non-statutory advisory body to the Electoral Commission. IPAC provided an innovative mechanism for the Electoral Commission to meet representatives of political parties as well as donors that supported the electoral process. Civil Society Engagement in the Electoral Process Confidence in the electoral process has also been boosted with the involvement of the Ghanaian civil society in election monitoring and voter education. Thus, a number of significant Ghanaian religious and civic groups joined to form a coalition to conduct non-partisan election monitoring. The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers(CODEO) is training volunteers throughout the country in order to deploy several thousand non-partisan Ghanaian monitors in the polling stations on Election 12