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Section 58 Nigerian Electoral Act 2022

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 […]

Section 57 Nigerian Electoral Act 2022

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 […]

Section 56 Nigerian Electoral Act 2022

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.

Section 55 Nigerian Electoral Act 2022

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 […]

Section 54 Nigerian Electoral Act 2022

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 […]

Section 53 Nigerian Electoral Act 2022

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 […]

Section 52 Nigerian Electoral Act 2022

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 […]

Section 51 Nigerian Electoral Act 2022

Section 51 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 51 Electoral Act 2022 is about Over voting. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. (1) No voter shall vote for more than one candidate or record more than one vote in favour of anycandidate at any one election. (2) Where the number of votes […]

Section 50 Nigerian Electoral Act 2022

Section 50 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 50 Electoral Act 2022 is about Conduct of poll by open secret ballot. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. (1) Voting at an election under this Act shall be by open secret ballot. (2) Subject to section 63 of this Act, voting at an […]

Section 49 Nigerian Electoral Act 2022

Section 49 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 49 Electoral Act 2022 is about Separate queues for men and women. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. The Presiding officer shall separate the queue between men and women if in that area of the country theculture is such that it does not permit […]