GhanaElection 2008 presidential and parliamentary elections. However, the exercise encountered some challenges concerning the weight of the ballot papers. Thus, due to the weight, there had to be multiple flights before all the ballots were dispatched. Election Budget The Electoral Commission by Act 451 draws its funds from the Consolidated Fund through budgetary allocations. The total budget submitted by the Commission to the government for the 2008 general elections and the presidential election run-off was GHC 58 million Cedis. It is important to note that among others, the budget covered the purchase of new equipment for the elections, printing of carbonated election results forms which previously were not part of the electoral process, registration of voters and the exhibition of the voters register. The creation of additional polling stations, recruitment of polling staff and increase in their allowances, and the purchase of special voting screens were some of the items which added cost to the budget. 21