Section 42 Nigerian Electoral Act

Section 42 Electoral Act 2022 is about Format of ballot papers. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act.

(1) The Commission shall prescribe the format of the ballot papers which shall include the symbol
adopted by the political party of the candidate and such other information as it may require.

(2) The ballot papers shall be numbered serially with differentiating colours for each office being
contested.

(3) The Commission shall, not later than 20 days to an election, invite in writing, a political party that
nominated a candidate in the election to inspect its identity appearing on samples of relevant electoral
materials proposed for the election and the political party may state in writing within two days of being so invited by the Commission that it approves or disapproves of its identity as it appears on the samples.

(4) Unless the political party disapproves of its identity under subsection (3) in writing, it shall not complain of unlawful exclusion from the election under this Act in relation to its identity appearing on
electoral materials used for the election.

(5) A political party that fails to comply with an invitation by the Commission under subsection (3) shall
be deemed to have approved its identity on samples of electoral materials proposed to be used for an
election.