Section 21 Electoral Act 2026 Section 21 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Proprietary rights in the voters’ card. It provides as follows: The proprietary rights in any voters’ card issued to any voter shall vest in the Commission.
Section 20 Electoral Act 2026 Section 20 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Revision officer for hearing of claims. It provides as follows: (1) The Commission may appoint as a revision officer any person to hear anddetermine claims for and objection to any entry in or omission from thepreliminary list of voters and…
Section 19 Electoral Act 2026 Section 19 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Display of the copies of the voters’ list. It provides as follows: (1) Subject to the provisions of section 9 (6) of this Act, the Commission shall, notlater than 90 days to a general election, appoint a period of seven…
Section 18 Electoral Act 2026 Section 18 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Power to issue replacement permanent voters’ cards. It provides as follows: (1) Whenever a voter’s card is lost, destroyed, defaced, torn or otherwise damaged, the owner of such card shall, not less than 90 days before polling day, apply in…
Section 17 Electoral Act 2026 Section 17 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Custody of voters’ register. It provides as follows: Each electoral officer shall take custody of the voters register for his or her LocalGovernment Area or Area Council under the general supervision of the ResidentElectoral Commissioner.
Section 16 Electoral Act 2026 Section 16 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Power to print or issue voters card. It provides as follows: (1) The Commission shall design, cause to be printed and control the issuance of voters’ cards to voters whose names appear in the register. (2) A voter shall not…
Section 15 Electoral Act 2026 Section 15 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Power to print or issue register of voters. It provides as follows: The Commission shall cause a voters’ register for each State to be printed, reproduced, copied, duplicated or saved in electronic format and any person orpolitical party may obtain…
Section 14 Electoral Act 2026 Section 14 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Demand for information regarding registration. It provides as follows: In the performance of his or her duties under this Act, a registration officer and an update officer shall — (a) demand from any applicant the information necessary to enable him…
Section 13 Electoral Act 2026 Section 13 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Transfer of registered voters. It provides as follows: (1) Any person who before the election is resident in a constituency other than theone in which he or she was registered may apply to the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the State…
Section 12 Electoral Act 2026 Section 12 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Qualification for registration. It provides as follows: (1) Any person shall be qualified to be registered as a voter if such a person —(a) is a citizen of Nigeria; (b) has attained the age of 18 years;(c) is ordinarily resident,…