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  • 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,…