GUIDELINES FOR THE GENERAL ELECTIONS APRIL 2011

GUIDELINES FOR THE GENERAL ELECTIONS APRIL 2011
March 2011

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4. The Voters’ Register given to you should be inspected page by page to ensure that all the pages are signed and stamped with the INEC stamp and that no page is missing.............

6. Accreditation will be from 8am – 12 noon.

7. As voters arrive at the Polling Unit for accreditation, you shall check their voter’s card against their names in the   voter’s register. Please note that voters’ waiting in the queue at 12 noon shall be accredited; but any voter coming after 12 noon shall not be accredited. A temporary voter’s card only shall be acceptable for accreditation and voting.

8. Voting starts at 12:30pm and ends when the last person on the queue votes.....

5. Verify the poll result by cross checking;

A. The number of persons registered to vote at the center;

B. The number of accredited voters in the queue before voting commences; and

C. The total number of votes scored by the candidates.

6. Nullify the result where the total number of votes cast for the candidates exceeds the total number of people accredited to vote at the polling unit, after thorough verification.

7. Where the result is nullified, endorse Form EC 8A for the polling unit as follows: “Result Cancelled”.

8. Immediately announce the nullification of the result to those present.....

11. Post a copy of the result at the Polling Unit.

12. Proceed immediately with the original copy and deliver to the Collation Officer at the Registration Area Center accompanied by security agents and Party Agents.

13. Return all the election materials used during the election to the Electoral Officer (EO) through the Supervisory Presiding Officer (SPO) for preservation.

THE CHARGE

You are called upon to perform a very important national assignment, which calls for seriousness of purpose, honesty and integrity.

You must take both the training and the actual exercise seriously. Master thoroughly the various forms and materials you will handle in the conduct of the elections. Practice as often as possible how to fill the forms as practice makes perfect.

The Independent National Electoral Commission and indeed the entire nation look up to you to act your part well and ensure free, fair and credible elections.

PROF. ATTAHIRU MUHAMMADU JEGA, O.F.R.

CHAIRMAN, INEC.

MARCH, 2011.