Electoral Offences from the electoral process. It is to this end that democratically-minded institutions commit money, time and other forms of resources to assist young democracies to improve upon their electoral systems, of which the elimination of electoral offences is more or less a constant feature. In Ghana, the electoral laws are such that any suspect who is apprehended and proved guilty by a competent court of law, could be fined or sentenced to a certain term of imprisonment or both. With certain offences, a person could, in addition, be banned from participating in public elections for a certain period of time or from holding public office. Where a candidate's agent commits an electoral offence and it is proved beyond all reasonable doubts that the agent did so prior to the knowledge and consent of the candidate in question, it is the candidate who is held responsible. Electoral offences are by no means confined to the agent or candidate as they could be committed by all and sundry. Again, it is an undeniable fact that in Ghana like elsewhere, our electoral process is not immune from electoral offences. 6