Section 47 Electoral Act 2026

Section 47 of the Nigerian Electoral Act 2026 is about Accreditation of voters and voting. It provides as follows:

(1) Any person intending to vote in an election shall present himself to a Presiding
Officer for accreditation at the polling unit in the constituency in which his name
is registered, and shall provide permanent voters card (PVC).

(2) To vote, the Presiding Officer shall use a Bimodal Voter Accreditation System
or any other technological device that may be prescribed by the Commission, for
the accreditation of voters, to verify, confirm or authenticate the particulars of
the intending voter in the manner prescribed by the Commission.

(3) Where a Bimodal Voter Accreditation System or any other technological device deployed for accreditation of voters fails to function in any unit and a fresh card reader or technological device is not deployed, the election in that unit shall be cancelled and another election shall be scheduled within 24 hours if the
Commission is satisfied that the result of the election in that polling unit will
substantially affect the final result of the whole election and declaration of a
winner in the constituency concerned.

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