Section 65 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 65 Electoral Act 2022 is about Decision of returning officer on ballot paper. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. (1) The decision of the returning officer shall be final on any question arising from or relating to—(a) unmarked ballot paper ;(b) rejected ballot paper…

Section 64 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 64 Electoral Act 2022 is about Endorsement on rejected ballot paper without official mark. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. (1) The presiding officer shall endorse the word “rejected” on the ballot paper rejected under section 52(1) of this Act and for any other…

Section 63 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 63 Electoral Act 2022 is about Rejection of ballot paper without official mark. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a ballot paper which does not bear official mark prescribed by theCommission shall not be counted. (2) If the returning…

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 withelection materials under security and accompanied by the candidates…

Section 61 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 61 Electoral Act 2022 is about Recount. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. A candidate or a polling agent may, where present at a polling unit when counting of votes is completedby the presiding officer, demand to have the votes recounted provided that the…

Section 60 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 60 Electoral Act 2022 is about Counting of votes and forms. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. (1) The Presiding officer shall, after counting the votes at the polling unit, enter the votes scored by eachcandidate in a form to be prescribed by the…

Section 59 Nigerian Electoral Act Section 59 Electoral Act 2022 is about Closing of poll. It is under Part IV (Procedure at Election) of the Act. At the prescribed hour for the close of poll, the Presiding officer shall declare the poll closed and no moreperson shall be admitted into the Polling unit and only…

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 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 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.