Section 63 Electoral Act 2026

Section 63 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Rejection of ballot paper without official mark. It provides as follows:

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a ballot paper which does not bear official mark
prescribed by the Commission shall not be counted.

(2) Where the returning officer is satisfied that a ballot paper which does not bear
the official mark was from a book of ballot papers which was furnished to the
Presiding Officer of the polling unit in which the vote was cast for use at the
election in question, he or she shall, notwithstanding the absence of the official
mark, count that ballot paper.

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