Editing President of Ghana (section)

==Eligibility==
According to Chapter 8, Article 62 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, a person shall not be qualified for election as the president of Ghana unless: 

*(a) is a citizen of Ghana by birth
*(b) has attained the age of forty years; and
*(c) is a person who is otherwise qualified to be elected a Member of Parliament, except that the disqualifications set out in paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of clause (2) of article 94 of this [[Constitution]] shall not be removed, in respect of any such person, by a presidential pardon or by the lapse of time as provided for in clause (5) of that article.<ref name="The President - Chapter 008">[http://www.judicial.gov.gh/constitution/chapter/chap_8.htm The President – Chapter 008 – The Constitution of the Republic of Ghana 1992 – The Executive] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728114003/http://www.judicial.gov.gh/constitution/chapter/chap_8.htm |date=28 July 2013 }}. ''judicial.gov.gh''. ''[[Judiciary of Ghana]]''.</ref>

Presidential candidates must lodge a nomination document signed by at least two registered voters in each [[districts of Ghana|district]], and includes the name of a [[Vice President of Ghana|vice presidential]] running mate.

The president serves a four-year term. The president is limited to two terms, whether successive or separated. The first president for whom the term limits applied was [[Jerry Rawlings]] in 2001.<ref name="termlimits">{{cite web |last1=Cook |first1=Candace |last2=Siegle |first2=Joseph |title=Circumvention of Term Limits Weakens Governance in Africa |url=https://africacenter.org/spotlight/circumvention-of-term-limits-weakens-governance-in-africa/ |website=Africa Center for Strategic Studies}}</ref>

If the president dies, resigns, is permanently incapacitated, or is removed from office, the vice president automatically ascends as president for the balance of the term. If the vice president ascends to the presidency before more than half of the presidential term expires, the vice president is only allowed to run for a single full term as president. If both the president and vice president are unable to perform the duties of president, the Speaker of Parliament becomes acting president, and new elections must be held within three months.