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Boundary Delimitation
BD001
Delimitation of constituencies
Question: Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: The country territory is divided in 360 electoral constituencies for the purpose of elections to the House of Representatives.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 49, 71: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/02/14
BD003
Criteria for drawing boundaries
Question: On what criteria are the boundaries drawn?
Answer(s):
a . "Equality" of population b . Respecting natural barriers c . Compactness of constituencies d . Conformity with local jurisdiction boundaries
Comments: No Senatorial district or Federal constituency shall fall within more than one State, and the boundaries of each district or constituency shall be as contiguous as possible and be such that the number of inhabitants thereof is as nearly equal to the population quota as is reasonably practicable.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 72: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/02/14
BD005
Body responsible for drawing boundaries
Question: The body responsible for drawing the boundaries is:
Answer(s):
e . Electoral Management Body (EMB)
Comments: The Independent National Electoral Commission
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 71, 73: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/02/14
Electoral Systems
ES001
Head of State
Question: How is the Head of State selected?
Answer(s):
a . Head of State is the Head of Government c . Directly elected in general elections (absolute majority with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments: The President shall be the Head of State, the Chief Executive of the Federation and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federation.
A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have been duly elected to such office where, being the only candidate nominated for the election -
(a) he has a majority of YES votes over NO votes cast at the election; and
(b) he has not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two-thirds of all the States in the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have be been duly elected, where, there being only two candidates for the election -
(a) he has the majority of votes cast at the election; and
(b) he has not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two-thirds of all the States in the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have been duly elected where, there being more than two candidates for the election-
(a) he has the highest number of votes cast at the election;
(b) he has not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election each of at least two-thirds of all the States in the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 130, 133, 134: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/02/14
ES002
Head of Government
Question: How is the Head of Government selected?
Answer:
b . Directly elected in general elections, absolute majority (with 2nd round if necessary)
Comments: The President is the Head of State as well as the Head of Government.
A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have been duly elected to such office where, being the only candidate nominated for the election -
(a) he has a majority of YES votes over NO votes cast at the election; and
(b) he has not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two-thirds of all the States in the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja
A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have be been duly elected, where, there being only two candidates for the election -
(a) he has the majority of votes cast at the election; and
(b) he has not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election in each of at least two-thirds of all the States in the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
A candidate for an election to the office of President shall be deemed to have been duly elected where, there being more than two candidates for the election-
(a) he has the highest number of votes cast at the election;
(b) he has not less than one-quarter of the votes cast at the election each of at least two-thirds of all the States in the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 130, 133, 134: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
ES003
President
Question: Does the country have a president?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments:
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 130-152: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/02/14
ES004
Number of Chambers
Question: The national legislature consists of (one/two chambers):
Answer:
b . Two chambers
Comments: There shall be a National Assembly for the Federation which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 47: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/02/14
ES005
Electoral System (Chamber 1)
Question: What is the electoral system for Chamber 1 of the national legislature?
Answer(s):
a . Plurality (FPTP)
Comments:
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 71, 77 (1): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/02/14
Legislative Framework
LF001
Status of Electoral Law
Question: What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
Answer(s):
a . Part of Constitution b . Separate legislation
Comments:
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 71 - 79: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
LF003
Electoral Law covers
Question: The national electoral law covers:
Answer(s):
a . National elections b . Regional elections c . Local elections e . Other
Comments: State elections, recalls of members of an Area Council
Source: Electoral Act 2010: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
LF004
Compulsory/voluntary voting
Question: Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Answer(s):
a . Voting is voluntary
Comments:
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 77 (2): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010, art. 12 (1): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
LF007
Electoral Disputes Agency(ies)
Question: What are the agency(ies) responsible for the first level of formal electoral disputes?
Answer(s):
c . Specially Appointed/Elected Electoral Tribunal
Comments: The National Assembly Election Tribunals
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 285: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010, art. 133: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
Electoral Management
EM002
Responsibility of national EMB
Question: Does the national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
Answer(s):
a . National level b . Regional level c . Local level d . Other kinds of elections (church, union, etc.) Please specify.
Comments: The Independent National Electoral Commission shall have power to organise, undertake and supervise all elections to the offices of the President and Vice-President, the Governor and Deputy Governor of a State, and to the membership of the Senate, the House of Representatives and the House of Assembly of each State of the Federation, conduct referenda and recalls.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), 3rd Schedule, art. 15 (a): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010, art. 2 (c): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
EM004
EMB budget determined by
Question: The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s):
c . The legislature g . Other
Comments: There shall be established for the Commission a fund to be known as Independent National Electoral Commission Fund. The Commission shall submit to the Ministry of Finance not later than 31st August in each financial year an estimate of its expenditure and income (including payments to the Independent National Electoral Commission) during the next succeeding financial year.
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 3, 4, 5 (1): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
EM005
EMB expenditures controlled by
Question: The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s):
e . Another organ within the national government
Comments: The Commission shall keep proper accounts in respect of each financial year
(and proper records in relation thereto) and shall cause its accounts to be
audited as soon as possible after the end of each financial year by the Auditor
General of the Federation.
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 5 (2): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
EM006
Term of EMB members
Question: The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
Answer:
c . For an unspecified period
Comments: The Electoral Law does not specify the duration of the commissioners' mandate. It is only stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission shall be a body corporate with perpetual succession.
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 1: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
EM012
Electoral Management model
Question: What is the Electoral Management model?
Answer:
b . Independent
Comments: The Independent National Electoral Commission is an independent corporate body with legal personality. The Independent National Electoral Commission shall not be subject to the direction or control of any other authority or person.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 153 (1-f), 158 (1): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010, art. 1: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
EM013
Number of EMB members
Question: The EMB is composed of:
Answer:
b . 11 - 20 members (specify)
Comments: The Independent National Electoral Commission shall comprise of a Chairman and 12 members.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), 3rd Schedule, art. 14: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
EM014
Membership based on
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
Answer:
b . Expertise
Comments: The Chairman and the members of the Independent National Electoral Commission shall be persons of unquestionably integrity and not less than fifty years and forty years of age, respectively.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), 3rd Schedule, art. 14 (1): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
EM015
Question: The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Answer(s):
a . Head of State e . Legislature i . Other
Comments: In exercising his powers to appoint a person as Chairman or member of the Independent National Electoral Commission, the President shall consult the Council of State. The approval of the Senate is also required.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 154 (1, 3): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
Voter Education
VE001
Information campaigns performed by
Question: Who conducts information campaigns for national elections (informing where, when and how to register and/or vote)?
Answer(s):
a . National Electoral Management Body g . NGOs/ Civic Organizations
Comments: The Electoral Law explicitly states that the Independent National Electoral Commission is responsible to promote knowledge of sound democratic election processes.
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 2 (b): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013);
EU Final Report on the Nigerian 2011 General Elections, p. 28: http://www.eueom.eu/files/pressreleases/english/final-report-nigeria2011_en.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
VE002
Frequency of voter education programs
Question: At the national level, how often are voter education programs conducted?
Answer:
b . Election time only
Comments:
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 2 (b): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013);
EU Final Report on the Nigerian 2011 General Elections, p. 28: http://www.eueom.eu/files/pressreleases/english/final-report-nigeria2011_en.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
VE003
National civic education
Question: Is there a national civic education campaign (rights and responsibilities of citizens)?
Answer(s):
b . Yes, conducted by the National Electoral Management Body h . Yes, conducted by NGOs/ Civic Organizations
Comments:
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 2 (a): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013);
EU Final Report on the Nigerian 2011 General Elections, p. 28: http://www.eueom.eu/files/pressreleases/english/final-report-nigeria2011_en.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
Voter Registration
VR001
Voting age
Question: What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer:
c . 18
Comments:
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 12 (1-b): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/NG/nigeria-electoral-act-2010/view
Verified: 2018/11/12
VR002
Other voting requirements
Question: Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s):
a . Citizenship b . Period of Residence e . Other
Comments: A person shall be qualified to be registered as a voter if such a person is a citizen of Nigeria, has attained the age of eighteen years, is ordinarily resident, works in, originates from the Local Government/Area Council or Ward covered by the registration center and presents himself to the registration officers of the Commission for registration as a voter.
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 12 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/NG/nigeria-electoral-act-2010/view
Verified: 2018/11/12
VR004
Authority responsible for voter registration
Question: Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer:
d . Election Management Body (specify)
Comments: The registration of voters and the conduct of elections shall be subject to the direction and supervision of Independent National Electoral Commission. The Commission shall compile, maintain, and update on a continuous basis the Register of Voters which shall include the names of all persons entitled to vote in any Federal, State or Local Government or Area Council elections.
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 9 (1, 2, 3): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/NG/nigeria-electoral-act-2010/view
Verified: 2018/11/12
VR008
Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question: Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 12: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/NG/nigeria-electoral-act-2010/view
Verified: 2018/11/12
Parties and Candidates
PC001
Registration requirements for parties (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the registration requirements for political parties running for national elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
f . Other
Comments: Every political party shall not later than 60 days before the date appointed
for a general election, submit to the Commission in the prescribed forms the list of the candidates the Party proposes to sponsor at the elections.
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 31 (1, 2): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
PC003
Registration requirements for candidates (Chamber 1)
Question: What are the legal qualifications to become a candidate at legislative elections (Chamber 1)?
Answer(s):
a . Age b . Citizenship h . Minimum level of education j . Other
Comments: A person shall be qualified for election as a member of the House of Representatives, if that person is a citizen of Nigeria and has attained the age of 30 years, has been educated up to at least School Certificate level or its equivalent, is a member of a political party and is sponsored by that party.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 65: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
PC008
Independent candidates
Question: Can independent candidates compete in presidential or legislative elections?
Answer(s):
a . Neither in presidential nor legislative elections
Comments: No association, other than a political party, shall canvass for votes for any candidate at any election.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 65 (2-b), 131 (c), 221: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
PC012
Public funding of parties
Question: Do political parties receive direct/indirect public funding?
Answer(s):
c . Indirect
Comments: Although the Constitution enables the National Assembly to provide by law for an annual grant to the Independent National Electoral Commission for disbursement to political parties on a fair and equitable basis to assist them in the discharge of their functions, there is no such provision in the current Electoral Law.
Only indirect public funding is available, in the form of free access to the public media.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 228 (c): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010, art. 100 (3, 4, 5, 6): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
PC015
Question: What is the basis of the public funding?
Answer(s):
g . Not applicable
Comments: Although the Constitution enables the National Assembly to provide by law for an annual grant to the Independent National Electoral Commission for disbursement to political parties on a fair and equitable basis to assist them in the discharge of their functions, there is no such provision in the current Electoral Law.
Only indirect public funding is available, in the form of free access to the public media.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 228 (c): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010, art. 100 (3, 4, 5, 6): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
PC017
Question: Are political parties entitled to private funding?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments:
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 225: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010, art. 88: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
Vote Counting
VC004
Votes are sorted/counted at
Question: Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
Answer:
a . The polling stations
Comments:
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 63: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
VC011
When are ballots recounted?
Question: Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s):
d . By request
Comments: A candidate or a Polling Agent may, where present at a Polling unit when
counting of votes is completed by the Presiding Officer, demand to have the
votes recounted, provided that the presiding Officer shall cause the votes to be
so recounted only once.
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 64: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
Media and Elections
ME037
Criteria for allocating free broadcast time
Question: What are the criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to political parties?
Answer(s):
a . Equal regardless of size of party and previous performance
Comments: At any public electronic media, equal airtime shall be allotted to all political
parties or candidates during prime times at similar hours each day, subject to
the payment of appropriate fees. At any public print media, equal coverage and conspicuity shall be allotted
to all political parties.
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 100 (3, 4, 5, 6): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
ME059
Television debates
Question: Are televised debates between candidates or party representatives normally conducted?
Answer(s):
a . Yes, in presidential elections b . Yes, in legislative elections
Comments:
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 94: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013);
EU Final Report on the Nigerian 2011 General Elections, p. 31, 34: http://www.eueom.eu/files/pressreleases/english/final-report-nigeria2011_en.pdf (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
ME062
Blackout period for release of opinion poll results.
Question: What is the blackout period, if any, during which results of pre-election opinion polls may not be released to the public?
Answer:
h . Not applicable
Comments: This matter is not regulated.
Source: Electoral Act 2010: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
ME080
Question: Is there a maximum amount that a political party is permitted to spend on paid advertising during a campaign period?
Answer:
b . No
Comments: There are no specific legal provisions regulating this matter.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
Direct Democracy
DD002
Direct Democracy Provisions (National Level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy Procedures at the national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments:
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 8, 69, 110: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010, art. 116: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
DD003
Mandatory referendums (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Mandatory Referendums at the national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: An Act of the National Assembly for the purpose of creating a new State shall only be passed if a proposal for the creation of the State is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the area where the demand for creation of the State originated and the result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of all the States of the Federation supported by a simple majority of members of the Houses of Assembly.
A bill for a Law of a House of Assembly for the purpose of creating a new local government area shall only be passed if a proposal for the creation of the local government area is thereafter approved in a referendum by at least two-thirds majority of the people of the local government area where the demand for the proposed local government area originated the result of the referendum is then approved by a simple majority of the members in each local government council in a majority of all the local government councils in the State.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 8: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
DD004
Optional referendums (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Optional Referendums at the national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
DD005
Citizens' Initiatives (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Citizen’s Initiatives at national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
DD006
Agenda Initiatives (national level)
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Agenda Initiatives at national level?
Answer:
b . No
Comments:
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended): http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
DD007
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Recalls at national level?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: A member of the Senate or of the House Representatives may be recalled as such a member if there is presented to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission a petition in that behalf signed by more than one-half of the persons registered to vote in that member's constituency alleging their loss of confidence in that member and the petition is thereafter, in a referendum conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission within ninety days of the date of receipt of the petition, approved by a simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that member's constituency.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 69: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
DD129
Question: Are the results of referenda always binding, never binding or sometimes binding?
Answer:
c . Never binding
Comments: The result of the referendum must be approved by a simple majority of all the States of the Federation supported by a simple majority of members of the Houses of Assembly.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 8: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
DD130
Question: Are the types of issues to vote upon in a referendum constitutional changes only, other issues only or both constitutional and other issues?
Answer:
b . Only other issues than constitutional changes
Comments: Creation of new states or local government areas.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 8: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
DD131
Question: Are there any Legal Provisions for Direct Democracy at sub-national levels (regional or local)?
Answer:
a . Yes
Comments: A member of the House of Assembly may be recalled as such a member if there is presented to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission a petition in that behalf signed by more than one-half of the persons registered to vote in that member's constituency alleging their loss of confidence in that member and the petition is thereafter, in a referendum conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission within ninety days of the date of the receipt of the petition, approved by a simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that member's constituency.
A member of an Area Council may be recalled as a member if there is presented to the Chairman of the Commission a petition in that behalf signed by not less than one-half of the persons registered to vote in that member’s constituency alleging their loss of confidence in that member and which signatures are duly verified by the Independent National Electoral Commission and the petition is thereafter approved in a referendum conducted by the
Commission within 90 days of the date of the receipt of the petition by a simple majority of the votes of the persons registered to vote in that member’s constituency.
Source: Constitution 1999 (as amended), art. 110: http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text.jsp?file_id=179202 (2013);
Electoral Act 2010, art. 116: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
Voting Operations
VO003
Electors vote at
Question: Where can electors vote?
Answer(s):
a . At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections i . By tendered ballot
Comments:
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 58, 60: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
VO011
Voting method
Question: How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s):
a . Manually marking of ballots
Comments:
Source: Electoral Act 2010, art. 52 (2): http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
Verified: 2015/03/30
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