GhanaElection 2008 Rejected Ballots A total of 205,966(2.37%) rejected ballots out of 8,704,937 votes cast were recorded during the first run of the elections. However, in the run-off the rejected ballots dropped to 92,886(1.0%) of total votes cast i.e. 9,094,364. This came about as a result of efforts made by the Commission to intensify publicity and voter education on the correct way of marking the ballot. Details of rejected ballots for the two elections are shown in tables3.8 and 3.9 above. 48