A reader's guide to contest rules in Ghana
Begin with what the organiser wrote. A term means what the rule says it means, not what it means in some other contest.
Boussole Concours is an English-language guide to contests with public voting in Ghana. It explains what the terms mean, how an official rule is read, where votes are cast and how doubtful votes are dealt with, with other countries named only where they help.
- Annual public-vote contests in Ghana The annual online contests in Ghana that use a public vote: named organisers, published dates, voting windows and the rules that decide who wins.
- Reading a contest's official rules in Ghana: a checklist Reading contest rules in Ghana is a skill: this checklist covers licences, organiser checks, eligibility clauses, vote counting and closing times before you enter.
- Contest and voting terms used in Ghana A plain-language glossary of the contest terms Ghana entrants meet online: public votes, judges' votes, prize draws, skill contests, verification steps and permits.
- Online contests and public votes in Ghana A factual guide to online contests in Ghana: public voting formats, the Gaming Commission's rules, vote limits, fake-vote controls and entry safety.
- Social platforms and internet use in Ghana: where contest votes happen Social media use in Ghana runs on WhatsApp first; here are the published figures for internet reach and the apps where online contest votes happen.
- Photo, music, talent and beauty contests with online voting in Ghana How photo, music, talent and beauty contests in Ghana run public online votes: who counts them, what rules apply, and where paid votes appear.
- School and youth competitions with online voting in Ghana Which school competitions with online voting in Ghana exist, what their organisers publish, and how tertiary awards run their public vote stages.
Not part of this site
This guide leaves political and election votes aside, does not show how to get past an organiser's checks and settles no contest result.
Put a question to the guide
Include the details below. Answers rest on the published rules, and the guide says so when they have nothing to say.
Mail your question to [email protected], and add:
- the contest and the organiser's address on the web
- the term or rule that puzzles you
- the platform where voting happens
- the closing date, if it is published