Section 62 Nigerian Electoral Act

Section 62 Electoral Act 2022 is about Post-election procedure and collation of election results. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act.

(1) After the recording and announcement of the result, the presiding officer shall deliver same along with
election materials under security and accompanied by the candidates or their polling agents, where
available, to such person as may be prescribed by the Commission.

(2) The Commission shall compile, maintain and update, on a continuous basis, a register of election
results to be known as the National Electronic Register of Election Results which shall be a distinct
database or repository of polling unit by polling unit results, including collated election results, of each
election conducted by the Commission in the Federation, and the Register of Election Results shall be
kept in electronic format by the Commission at its national headquarters.

(3) Any person or political party may obtain from the Commission, on payment of such fees as may be
determined by the Commission, a certified true copy of any election result kept in the National Electronic
Register of Election Results for a State, Local Government, Area Council, registration area or Electoral
Ward or Polling Unit, as the case may be, and the certified true copy may be in printed or electronic
format.