Electoral Act, 2022
This Act repeals the Electoral Act No. 6, 2010. It regulates the conduct of Federal, State, and Area Council elections and makes provisions for the restriction of the qualification for elective office to relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, and introduces the use of card readers and other technological devices in elections and political party primaries. It provides a timeline for submission of list of candidates, criteria for substitution of candidates, the limit of campaign expenses, and addresses the omission of names of candidates or logos of political parties.
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Electoral Act, 2022 Current Version
January 2022
This Act repeals the Electoral Act No. 6, 2010. It regulates the conduct of Federal, State, and Area Council elections and makes provisions for the restriction of the qualification for elective office to relevant provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, and introduces the use of card readers and other technological devices in elections and political party primaries. It provides a timeline for submission of list of candidates, criteria for substitution of candidates, the limit of campaign expenses, and addresses the omission of names of candidates or logos of political parties.
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