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Section 61 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 61 Electoral Act 2022 is about Recount. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. A candidate or a polling agent may, where present at a polling unit when counting of votes is completedby the presiding officer, demand to have the votes recounted provided that the…
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Section 60 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 60 Electoral Act 2022 is about Counting of votes and forms. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. (1) The Presiding officer shall, after counting the votes at the polling unit, enter the votes scored by eachcandidate in a form to be prescribed by the…
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Section 59 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 59 Electoral Act 2022 is about Closing of poll. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. At the prescribed hour for the close of poll, the Presiding officer shall declare the poll closed and no moreperson shall be admitted into the Polling unit and only…
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Section 58 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 58 Electoral Act 2022 is about Conduct at polling units. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. (1) The presiding officer shall regulate the admission of voters to the polling unit and shall exclude allpersons other than the candidates, polling agents, poll clerks and persons…
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Section 57 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 57 Electoral Act 2022 is about Impersonation by applicant to vote. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. (1) If at the time a person applies to vote and before he or she has left the polling unit, a Polling Agent,polling unit official or security…
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Section 56 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 56 Electoral Act 2022 is about Voting at appropriate polling unit. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. No person shall be permitted to vote at any polling unit other than the one to which he or she is allotted.
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Section 55 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 55 Electoral Act 2022 is about Personal attendance. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. No voter shall record his or her vote otherwise than by personally attending at the polling unit or votingcentres and recording his or her vote in the manner prescribed by…
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Section 54 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 54 Electoral Act 2022 is about Visually impaired and incapacitated voters. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. (1) A Voter with visual impairment or other form of disability who is otherwise unable to distinguishsymbol or who suffers from any other physical disability may be…
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Section 53 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 53 Electoral Act 2022 is about Accidental destruction or marking of ballot papers. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. A voter who by accident deals with his or her ballot paper in such a manner that it may not beconveniently used for voting, may…
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Section 52 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 52 Electoral Act 2022 is about Ballot not to be marked by voter for identification. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. (1) Where a voter makes any writing or mark on a ballot paper by which he or she may be identified, suchballot paper…