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Brief Profiles of Countries, EMBs and Partner Organisations of A-WEB
4. No. of Members in EMB 6. Voting Method
13 Manual marking of Ballots
5. Terms of office 7. Voting Process
Unlimited Upon arrival at the polling station, a voter is re-
quired to show her/his Permanent Voter’s Card
6. EMB Members selected by (PVC). The polling official checks photo on the
President PVC for identification purpose and also checks the
name of the voter in the voter list. A card reader is
7. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority
President used to confirm the status of PVC. In order to as-
certain that the voter has not voted before, fingers
8. Names of Elections conducted by EMB are also checked for ink marks. A tick is marked
Local Government /Area Council Election, State corresponding to the voter’s name in the voter list
House of Assembly , House of Representatives , upon verification. Indelible ink is applied on cuti-
Senate, Governorship, Presidential cle of the finger. A folded ballot paper (printed side
inwards) with its back stamped and signature by
9. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s) INEC official is given to the voter. The voter enters
INEC 2002 the polling booth and stains appropriate finger with
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS indelible ink to mark the section provided in the
ballot paper corresponding to her/his candidate of
1. Total Population choice. The ballot paper must be folded vertical-
Total: 26.1 Million ly with the printed side facing inwards before it is
dropped into a ballot box.
2. Registered Electors
Total: 84 Million (Mar., 2019) 8. Method of electoral Dispute resolution
Section 139 of the Constitution makes a similar
3. Method of voter registration provision for the determination of questions or pe-
The eligible person physically presents himself titions relating to presidential election. This time,
to the official in-charge of the registration centre the petition is filed in the Court of Appeal, which
where he intends to register. The registering officer legally exercises the original jurisdiction. Whereas
may demand from the applicant certain informa- the Court of Appeal is the final arbiter in petitions
tion necessary to determine his identity and eli- arising from National Assembly, Governorship and
gibility. This is usually done through questioning. State Houses of Assembly elections, the Supreme
The officer, if satisfied by the information so pro- Court has the final decision on presidential elec-
vided, then enters the applicant’s names and other tion matters. The Electoral Act 2002 also makes
particulars in the specified form, issues a voter’s provision for the State Chief Judge to set up Local
card to the registrant and marks his right thumb Government Election Tribunals to try cases arising
nail with indelible ink to prevent him from carrying from local council elections. It is note worthy that
out double or multiple registrations. only a candidate or a political party can file any pe-
tition concerning election matters. No other person
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/NG/ or group can approach election tribunal on election
voter-education-handbook.pdf/view matters. Citizens are encouraged to always adopt
constitutional and other legal avenues of settling
4. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo
Identity Card electoral disputes.
Voter Card 9. Voter Education system
Through Posters
5. Voter turnout in last National Elections
51.87%
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