ELECTION SUMMARY

*119,973 polling units nationwide

*8,809 Registration Area / Ward collation centres

* 774 Local Government Area collation centres for state elections;

*37 States / Federal Capital Territory collation centres for the Federal election

*420,000 ad hoc and regular staff are being deployed at various levels

* No voting point shall cater to more than 300 voters, for a total maximum of 73.5 million voters

* Accreditation between 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon [appropriate finger (or toe, if all fingers missing) of your left hand will be marked with indelible ink as proof of accreditation], voting from 12.30pm till last person accredited [an appropriate finger of your right hand will be marked with indelible ink as proof of your having shown up to vote]; voters allowed to stay if in a well-behaved manner

* Results to be announced and pasted at polling unit; parallel verifications (including cameras, etc.) allowed

* Saturday, April 2^nd- the National Assembly (i.e. Senate and House of Representatives) elections

* Saturday, April 9^th - the Presidential election

* Saturday, April 16^th  - the Governorship and State Assembly elections