Full Electoral Offences for 2019 Election released by INEC
With just 4 days to the general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a list of offences voters should avoid during the electoral exercise.
The electoral body made this known in a short video it posted on its official twitter page through the handle @inecnigeria.
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, the Electoral Act 2010, as amended & the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Rules and Regulations constitute the legal framework which regulates our electoral process.#NigeriaDecides2019@ECESeu pic.twitter.com/0kcO4uC2fx— INEC Nigeria (@inecnigeria) February 12, 2019
See full list below:
- Multiple Voting
- Underage registration
- Breach of public peace
- Impersonation
- Publication of Fake election results
- Campaigning on election day
- Vote Buying and selling
- Disruption of election process
- Prevention of voters from exercising rights
- Ballot box snatching and election materials
- Destruction of election materials
- Ballot box stuffing
- Vote padding
- Harassment and molestation of electoral officers
- Disenfranchisement of voters
The commission said: "The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended, the Electoral Act 2010, as amended & the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Rules and Regulations constitute the legal framework which regulates our electoral process."
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