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ELECTIONS LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA
ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2010,
ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2011
ELECTORAL (AMENDMENT ACT), 2015
LAWS OF THE FEDERATION OF NIGERIA
ELECTORAL ACT 1982
[EDITOR’S NOTE: THIS ACT WAS REPEALED BY ELECTORAL ACT 2001]
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
- Persons eligible to vote at elections.
- Ordinary residence.
- Qualifying date.
- Control of registration and elections by the Commission, etc.
- The Executive Secretary and other employees of the Commission, pensions of employees, etc.
- Electoral registration officers and assistant registration officers.
- New register of voters.
- Revision of the register of voters.
- Registration agents.
- Notice of display of preliminary lists.
- Claims and Objections.
- Revising officer for hearing of claims, etc.
- Power to make rules and hearing of claims, etc.
- Completion of preliminary list.
- Publication of preliminary list.
- Inspection of register of voters.
- Correction of register of voters.
- Use of the register.
PART II-PROCEDURE AT ELECTIONS
- Election dates.
- Issue of writ.
- Control of election by electoral officers.
- Returning officer and assistants.
- Poll clerks.
- Supervision of returning officer and others.
- Clerks at polling station.
- Facilities at polling station.
- Notice of election.
- Delivery of names of candidates to Commission.
- Nominations.
- Nomination papers.
- Deposit.
- Validity of nominations.
- Publication of list of nominations.
- Death of sponsored candidates.
- When poll required.
- Uncontested elections.
- Failure of nomination.
- Ballot where election is held.
- Establishment of polling stations.
- Ballot boxes.
- Ballot papers.
- Polling agents.
- Notice of ballot.
- Hours of polling.
- Preparation of ballot boxes.
- Questions to be put to voters.
- Issue of ballot papers.
- Manner of voting.
- Plural voting prohibited.
- Ballot paper not to be marked by voter for identification.
- Accidental destruction or marking of ballot papers.
- Blind and incapacitated voters.
- Personal attendance. 54. Voting at appropriate polling stations.
- Use of certified extract of register in special cases.
- Personation in polling station.
- Tendered ballot papers.
- Power to exclude unauthorized persons, etc.
- Misconduct, etc. at polling station.
- Interruption of election.
- Closing of poll.
- Ballot boxes and papers at close of poll.
- Counting agents.
- Counting of votes.
- Method of counting.
- Statement of rejected papers.
- Dealing with ballot· papers by returning officer.
- Recount.
- Equality of votes.
- Declaration of results.
- Return of writ and declaration of results.
- Safe custody of results.
- Report by the Federal Electoral Commission.
PART III-POLITICAL PARTIES
- Interpretation.
- Prohibition of political activities by associations.
- Restriction on formation of political parties.
- Programme and objectives of political parties.
- Application for registration as a political party.
- Registration of political party.
- Renewal
- Withdrawal of certificate of registration.
- Symbols. 83. Allocation of symbols.
- Finances of political parties.
- Period to be covered by annual statement required by Act.
- Statement as to election expenses.
- Publication of statement of assets and liabilities.
- Restriction on membership of political parties.
- Annual report on finances of political parties.
- Grants to political parties.
- Election expenses of political parties.
PART IV-ELECTIONS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS
- Date of Local Government elections.
- Election of Chairman and Supervisory Councillors of Council.
- Procedure for Local Government elections.
- The first Local Government elections.
- Local Government election petitions.
PART V-ELECTORAL OFFENCES
- Offences in relation to registration, etc.
- Offences in respect of nomination, etc.
- Dereliction of official duty.
- Disorderly behaviour at political meetings.
- Improper use of registration cards. 1
- Improper use of vehicles.
- Corrupt practice.
- Personation and voting if not qualified.
- Dereliction of duty and corrupt practice.
- Treating.
- Undue influence.
- Bribery.
- Disqualification for certain corrupt practices.
- Requirement of secrecy.
- Wrongful voting and false statements.
- Voting by unregistered person.
- Disorderly conduct at elections.
- Offences on Election Day.
- Federal Electoral Commission to be notified of certain convictions.
- Limitation on political broadcasting and campaign by political parties.
- Limitation on political broadcasting and campaigning by candidate.
- Broadcast from outside Nigeria, etc.
- Proceedings to question an election.
- Government mass media.
- Right to present a petition.
- Grounds for petition.
- Substantial compliance with electoral provisions.
- Decisions as to vacancy for Court.
- Contents of the petition.
- Further particulars.
- Security.
- Address for Service.
- Proceedings, etc. and time for completion.
- Appeals as of right from a High Court.
- Appeals as of right from the Federal Court of Appeal.
- Proceedings on appeal, etc. and time for completion.
- Practice and procedure for appeals.
- Service’ of notice, etc. of election petition.
- Reply.
- Amendment of election petition.
- List of objections to votes.
- List of objections to elections.
- Time and place of hearing petition.
- Withdrawal and disposal of petition.
- Withdrawal of opposition.
- Fees.
- Allocation of costs.
- Calling of witnesses.
- Return of security.
- Service of summons, etc.
- Miscellaneous.
- Proceedings, etc. of the Court.
- Effect of judgment.
- Reference to the Attorney-General.
PART VII-MISCELLANEOUS
- Persons disqualified from acting as election officers.
- Loss of registration card.
- Election publication to show printer’s name and address, etc.
- Special power to postpone election.
- Remuneration and expenses.
- Use of public buildings by a candidate.
- Secrecy of ballot. 158. Corrupt withdrawal of election petition.
- Prosecution of offences disclosed in petition.
- Time limit for certain prosecutions.
- Inspection of ballot papers.
- Delegation of powers of the Commission.
- Regulations.
- Interpretation.
- Repeals.
- Short tide.
AN· ACT FOR REGULATING THE CONDUCT OF PRESIDENTIAL AND GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS; ELECTIONS TO THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY AND HOUSES OF ASSEMBLY OF THE STATES IN THE FEDERATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES CONNECTED THEREWITH
[5th August 82) Commencement
BE IT ENACTED by the National Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and by authority of same as follows:-
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