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Elections (Registration, Etc. Of Voters) Act-2004

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Arrangement of Sections

1. Registration of voters, etc.

2. Revision of the register of voters.

3. Registration cards.

4. Registration agents.

5. Duty of the registration agent.

6. Display of the existing register of voters.

7. Notice of display of the preliminary list.

8. Claims and objections.

9. Revising officer for hearing of claims, etc.

10. Power to make rules for hearing of claims, etc.

11. Completion of preliminary list.

12. Publication of preliminary list.

13. Inspection of register of voters.

14. Correction of register of voters.

15. Owner of the Resident Electoral Commissioner to entertain late registration.

16. Use of the register.

17. Offences in relation to registration.

18. Offences in relation to improper use of registration cards, etc.

19. Offences in relation to dereliction of duty, etc.

20. Offences by certain officials and persons, etc.

21. Forms.

22. Short title.

ELECTIONS (REGISTRATION, ETC. OF VOTERS) ACT

An Act to provide for the procedure for the registration of persons qualified to vote
and to maintain and revise the register of voters.

[1991 No. 35.]

[20th August,1991] [Commencement. ]

1. Registration of voters, etc.

(1) The Independent National Electoral Commission (in this Act referred to as "the Commission") shall carry out the registration of persons qualified to vote and maintain and revise the register of voters compiled under this Act.
(2) A person shall be eligible to be registered as a voter in the area where he resides if-
(a) he is a citizen of Nigeria;
(b) he is resident in Nigeria;
(c) he has attained the minimum age of eighteen years.
(3) The Commission shall compile a new register of voters from a preliminary list of voters obtained from the registration of all persons qualified to vote, and in any other manner as the Commission may think fit.
(4) A registration officer or an assistant registration officer and any person authorised by him shall, for any purpose connected with the registration of voters, be present at the registration centre between the hours of 8 o'clock in the morning and 6 o'clock in the evening and may make such enquiries as may be deemed necessary for the performance of his duties.

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