Section 34 Electoral Act 2026

Section 34 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Death of a candidate. It provides as follows:

(1) Where after the time for the delivery of nomination paper and before the commencement of the poll, a nominated candidate dies, the Chief Electoral
Commissioner shall, being satisfied of the fact of the death, countermand the
poll in which the deceased candidate was to participate, and the Commission
shall appoint some other convenient date for the election within 14 days.

(2) The list of voters to be used at a postponed election shall be the official voters register which was to be used if the election had not been postponed.

(3) Where after the commencement of polls and before the announcement of the
final result and declaration of a winner, a candidate dies —
(a) the Commission shall, being satisfied of the fact of the death, suspend
the election for a period not more than 21 days; and
(b) in the case of election into a legislative House, the election shall start
afresh and the political party whose candidate died may, if it intends
to continue to participate in the election, conduct a fresh primary
within 14 days of the death of its candidate and submit the name of a
new candidate to the Commission to replace the dead candidate:

Provided that in the case of presidential or gubernatorial or Federal
Capital Territory Area Council election, the running mate shall
continue with the election and nominate a new running mate.

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