Electoral Cost Efficiency in Emerging Democracies: A Comparative Analysis of Cost per Voter in Ghana’s 2020 and 2024 General Elections - MyJoyOnline

Elections constitute a public good: they are non-excludable and non-rival in their democratic benefit. Their financing therefore raises questions of fiscal allocation, public choice, and institutional design. Electoral management bodies (EMBs) operate within public budgeting frameworks, often competing with education, health, and infrastructure for limited fiscal space.