Independent National Electoral Commission Guidelines for Continuous Registration of Voters 2014
Independent National Electoral Commission, Nigeria
Registration of political parties is one of the main functions of INEC. Political associations are constitutionally prohibited from functioning as political parties unless they are registered with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as political parties. Guidelines for the registration of political parties are intended to set out in unambiguous terms and statutory requirements for registering new political parties. It outlines the procedure for filing the application, condition for registration as a political party, the symbol of the association, eligibility to be registered as members of political association. It also provides extracts of constitutional requirements for the registration of new political parties.
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Director General, The Electoral Institute, Independent National Electoral Commission ⬤
Office of the Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission ⬤
Independent National Electoral Commission Guidelines for Continuous Registration of Voters 2014 Current Version
January 2022
Registration of political parties is one of the main functions of INEC. Political associations are constitutionally prohibited from functioning as political parties unless they are registered with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as political parties. Guidelines for the registration of political parties are intended to set out in unambiguous terms and statutory requirements for registering new political parties. It outlines the procedure for filing the application, condition for registration as a political party, the symbol of the association, eligibility to be registered as members of political association. It also provides extracts of constitutional requirements for the registration of new political parties.
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