At various offices of the commission across different local government areas on friday, officials were seen conveying election materials to different wards. Recall that inec surprisingly released the timetable on thursday, october 15. Oct 09, 2020 officials of the independent national electoral commission inec are making final preparation for the ondo state governorship election scheduled for saturday. Other electoral management bodies embs had existed before the advent of the independent national electoral commission inec in nigeria. Inec to consider manual accreditation for 2019 elections. It is the official announcement of election results by the electoral administrators. Inec gives date for 2023 presidential election punch newspapers. Inec officials make final preparation for ondo election photos. Inecs new tech and elections sanctity new telegraph.
It is, however, only poorly adopted among rural voters. Inec chairman lists achievements, tasks recs on 2019 general. Many state and local officials have had to completely change their plans in order to address new obstacles like stayathome orders, exponentially higher demand for absentee ballots, and the potential shortage of poll workers, who tend to be older and thus are at higher risk for severe illness. Na manual election we do for 2019 inec bbc news pidgin. General instructions 20 internal revenue service department. Mahmood yakubu, the chairman of the independent national electoral commission inec, has asked for the replacement of the current manual voting with an electronic system. Declaration of result this is the final step in the elections. Inec national commissioner, festus okoye, in a statement at the end of meeting with resident electoral commissioners recs on thursday, said the postponement was in compliance with section 26 2 of the electoral. Inec official results for 2019 presidential and national. Independent national electoral commission inec and the. Official results of edo governorship election 2020 as announced by inec date for governorship, state assembly elections 2019, march 2 inec osun 2018 governorship election results. Mr chairman, independent national electoral commission. Independent national electoral commission regulations and guidelines for the conduct of elections in exercise of the powers conferred by the constitution of the federal republic of nigeria 1999 as amended and the electoral act 2010 as amended, the independent national electoral commission inec. Oct 23, 2020 the independent national electoral commission, inec has postponed the 15 senatorial and state bye elections in 11 states which were scheduled to hold on october 31.
Inec announces 7step procedure to guide voters for 2019. Inec spokesman, festus okoye who made the announcement said the postponement was due to the current state of things in the country. My advice to the inec chairman is that he should just give us results of apc and pdp only and tell the other parties to go and buy scratch card to check theirs on inecs website. Inec seeks more powers on election process, primaries. To make either election for niit purposes, use your combined items of income, gain, loss, and deduction from. These elections take place in the 50 th year of nigerias independence and are a serious test of the strength of the countrys commitment to elective government. Inec announces indefinite postponement of byeelections in 11. Independent national electoral commission inec maintained some level of neutrality and impartiality during the conduct of the 2011 general elections, though the president, goodluck ebele jonathan, displayed political will that ensured free and fair content. The 2019 election may be the last mainly manual election in nigeria, the independent national electoral commission inec said on thursday, march 5, while proposing the reform of the electoral act. Oct 22, 2020 the independent national electoral commission inec has postponed the october 31 by elections scheduled in 11 states indefinitely. Among them, biometric technology is currently sweeping across developing coun tries.
Oct 11, 2020 the independent national electoral commission inec is no doubt, on technology revolution. Aug 03, 2020 a range of amendments to electoral act 2010 as amended has been proposed by the independent national electoral commission inec to enable it have a firmer grip on the conduct of general elections and the supervision of parties shadow polls. Dec 22, 2018 the independent national electoral commission has turned down applications by some support groups of candidates contesting the 2019 general elections to monitor the elections, its chairman, prof. May i on behalf of the independent national electoral commission inec and the people of nigeria welcome you to the 2011 general elections. Inec to transmit election results manually vanguard news. Jan 30, 2019 the independent national electoral commission owes its existence to the provisions of section 153 of the constitution of the federal republic of nigeria 1999. Nigerias electoral body, the independent national electoral commission inec on tuesday said manual accreditation of voters will be considered during the 2019 general election. Inec and its leadership made robust arrangement to ensure the success and credibility of the 2015 election, in view of the production of a permanent voters card and introduction of card readers to ensure the credibility of the voting process. Inec nigeria independent national electoral commission. Inec also used facebook and twitter to announce major decisions and inform the public about electoral developments.
Oct 16, 2020 the independent national electoral commission inec on thursday considered legal backing for electronic voting as from 2023. Inec says 2019 election will be the last manual election in. Abujaindependent national electoral commission, inec, has released a 33page regulations and guidelines for conduct of future elections in the country. Notice of 2015 general elections should be published not later than 90 days before the day appointed for holding of an election. Digital disinformation and vote suppression brennan center. The independent national electoral commission inec has announced the indefinite postponement of the bye elections in eleven states. The officials comprise of presiding officers and assistant presiding officers. A guide to campaign disclosure illinois state board of.
Oct 16, 2020 reactions have been pouring in from political observers and analysts over the release of the 2023 election timetable by the independent national electoral commission inec. The official apo1 will request for your pvc to confirm that your card is genuine and your details, using the smart. Jun 14, 2019 di independent national electoral commission of nigeria inec say dem no store result of di 2019 general elections ontop computer server, because dem conduct di election in manual way. Electoral commissions and the conduct of elections in. Inec releases election guidelines, bans collation officers. If satisfied, heshe will direct you to the next inec official apo1. Inec releases 2015 election guidelines breaking times. Training of election officials is not only critical, but also central to the conduct of free, fair and credible elections. Compared to other forms of youth participation, the turnout of young voters for elections and turnover of youth candidates by political parties have been very low. Electoral laws and monitoring of campaign financing during the. The announcement of results is a mandatory legal requirement of the electoral process. Commission inec, the general elections will commence in february 14.
Inec plans dialogue with national assembly over frequent bye. The covid19 pandemic has created unprecedented challenges for election administration. This has been intensified by lack of clear legislation on how political parties should seek funding for their campaigns. Inec professor attahiru jega, ably represented by professor lai. In a reaction to the released timetable, exsenator, shehu sani, said that the early release of the timetable will have. The case of nigeria ace electoral knowledge network. In what will come as a surprise to many nigerians, some ad hoc officials of the independent national electoral commission inec have dumped electoral materials at girls model secondary school, ubiaja, esan southeast local government area of edo state. Inec officials dump ballot boxes, result sheets at collation. By nathaniel gana and dominic james 9 th december 2017. Used in voting, the inec card reader is a portable electronic voting authentication device configured to read only the permanent voter cards pvcs issued by. Jan 08, 2019 while emphasising that inec has not changed the number of polling units and voting points used for the 2015 general elections and the 2016 area council elections in the federal capital territory. During the 2015 elections inec appears to have performed impartially in challenging circumstances, although criticism increased following both election days. Since the introduction of the smart card reader scr machine for accreditation of voters, and permanent voters card pvc during the 2015 general elections, the commission has been trying to deepen the use of technology in the nations electoral process. The independent national electoral commission inec was established by the 1999 constitution of the federal republic of nigeria to among other things organize elections into various political offices in the country.
The article calls for a reform of the nigerian electoral act to better address peculiar legal and constitutional challenges associated with evoting systems. There are many factors that made the 2015 general election successful famous among them. If you made a 60g or 60h election, but dont elect to apply the joint return election for niit purposes, then, for niit purposes, youll file as married filing separately. Opposition parties, however, raised concerns that the state medias coverage of the elections was biased in favor of incumbents, both in the amount of time and space and in the tone of reporting. Electoral commission of south africa iec elections. Inec 2023 elections timetable will distract governanceexsenator. Pdf the use of the smart card reader scr in the conduct of the 2015 general elections by the independent national electoral commission. Its chairman, prof mahmud yakubu, began the push for the 1999 constitution and the electoral act to be amended to make provision for electronic collation and transmission of election results. Worried by the frequency of bye elections in nigeria, the independent national electoral commission inec has expressed a desire to engage with the national assembly and other stakeholders including civil society organisations csos to chart a new way forward. An fslg specialist can help you interpret the results of the selfassessment and ensure that you know what, if any, steps you need to. Oct 23, 2020 the independent national electoral commission inec has postponed indefinitely, the outstanding 15 bye elections earlier scheduled to hold on oct 31. Inec has gained credibility since the appointment of the new chairperson in 2010, however it is not clear to what extent the institution has been reformed.
The manual is designed to assist election officials in understanding the election process and procedure, their duties and responsibilities. Inec official results for 2019 presidential and national assembly elections by allenspencer. Oct 09, 2020 the independent national electoral commission inec has told its officials that they must account for every vote during the ondo state governorship election on saturday as expectations are now. Oct 16, 2020 the inec boss also called for legal backing for electronic voting, saying, our election is too manual, too expensive, too cumbersome, too archaic. The inec chairman noted that the support of the national assembly will make it feasible. The april 2011 elections are expected to put an end to the issue of stolen mandate, which has been the bane of nigerian democracy for decades.
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