A permanent system of voter registration should be implemented without delay. The foundations are laid, but now the voter register must become a thorough, public and challengeable document. All eligible Nigerian citizens must be given the chance to register to vote. In particular, the 37 state-wide existing databases must be merged into one, so that all duplicates can be properly identified and eliminated. The overall responsibility for the maintenance of the central database of registered voters must fall on INEC headquarters. In addition, a proper system of identification of voters must be put in place, e.g. by linking and cross checking the Register of Voters with a future Civil Register. If properly implemented, this system could also lead to the elimination of the tendered ballot provisions.