Section 10 Electoral Act 2026

Section 10 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Continuous registration. It provides as follows:

(1) Subject to section 9 (6) of this Act, there shall be continuous registration of all
persons qualified to be registered voters.

(2) Each applicant for registration under the continuous registration system shall appear in person at the registration venue with any of the following documents
—
(a) Nigerian birth certificate,

(b) Nigerian passport; or
(c) National Identification Number (NIN).

(3) The Commission shall, within 60 days after each year, make available to every political party the names and addresses of each person registered during that
year.

(4) When a general election is notified by the Commission under section 28 of this Act, the current official Register of Voters certified by the Commission in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be the official voters’ register
for those elections.

(5) In the case of every bye-election conducted under this Act, the official voters’
register for use at such elections shall be the existing current register relating to the senatorial district or the constituency concerned.

(6) As soon as claims and objections have been dealt with or the period for making claims and objections has expired, the supplementary list shall be included in the revised register, which shall be certified by the Commission as the official Register of Voters for the purpose of any election conducted under this Act and supersedes all previous registers.

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