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  • Section 69 Electoral Act 2026 Section 69 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Custody of documents. It provides as follows: The Chief Electoral Commissioner or any officer authorised by him or her shall keep official custody of all the documents, including statement of results and ballot papers relating to the election, which are…

  • Section 68 Electoral Act 2026 Section 68 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Posting of results. It provides as follows: The Commission shall cause to be posted on its notice board and website, a notice showing the candidates at the election and their scores, and the person declared as elected or returned at…

  • Section 67 Electoral Act 2026 Section 67 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Equality of votes. It provides as follows: Where two or more candidates’ poll equal number of votes being the highest in anelection, the returning officer shall not return any of the candidates and a freshelection shall be held for the…

  • Section 66 Electoral Act 2026 Section 66 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Declaration of result. It provides as follows: In an election to the office of the President or Governor, whether or not contested,and in any contested election to any other elective office, the result shall be ascertained by counting the votes…

  • Section 65 Electoral Act 2026 Section 65 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Power of the Commission to review declaration. It provides as follows: The Commission shall have the power, to within seven days, review the declaration and return where it receives report from its officials, and it is satisfied that a declaration…

  • Section 64 Electoral Act 2026 Section 64 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Endorsement on rejected ballot paper without official mark. It provides as follows: (1) The Presiding Officer shall endorse the word “rejected” on the ballot paperrejected under section 52 (1) of this Act and for any other reason, and the ballotpapers…

  • 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 markprescribed by the Commission shall not be counted. (2) Where the returning officer is satisfied that…

  • Section 62 Electoral Act 2026 Section 62 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Post-election procedure and collation of election results. It provides as follows: (1) After the recording and announcement of the result, the Presiding Officer shalldeliver same along with election materials under security and accompanied bythe candidates or their polling agents, where…

  • Section 61 Electoral Act 2026 Section 61 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Recount. It provides as follows: A candidate or a polling agent may, where present at a polling unit when countingof votes is completed by the Presiding Officer, demand to have the votes recounted provided that the Presiding Officer shall cause…

  • Section 60 Electoral Act 2026 Section 60 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Counting of votes and forms. It provides as follows: (1) The Presiding Officer shall after counting the votes at polling unit, enter the votes scored by each candidate in a form prescribed by the Commission. (2) The form shall be…