AN EXAMINATION OF THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON THE CONDUCT OF ELECTRONIC VOTING IN NIGERIA
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In the modern world, leaders come into power through elections and Nigeria is no exception. In an ideal situation, the elections are supposed to be credible, free and fair. However, it is already an established fact that there can never be a perfect election anywhere in the world as such the credibility of an election is weighed on the scale of substantial compliance.
In Nigeria, Elections are conducted in respect of the different levels of Government in the country, be it Local Government, State Houses of Assembly, the National Assembly, comprising the Legislators and Senate and finally Presidential Elections. The elections have been conducted manually first using the head count called “option A method” and subsequently with ballot paper and that remained the trend until elections were suspended following incessant military interventions starting from 1966 and only resumed in 1999 when the nation was returned to democratic rule.
The elections so far conducted have been marred by agitations of malpractices and are influenced by social, economic, political and ethnic complexities, which caused people to manipulate the system for selfish gains. As a result, Nigerian election are characterized by irregularities and malpractices such as multiple registration, impersonation of election officials, forgery of election documents, late arrival of election materials, snatching and destruction of election materials, unlawful possession of voter cards, unlawful possession of ballot papers, false declaration of results, bribery, voting by unregistered or under aged persons, false publication and false announcement of results, threats and political party finance violations. These malpractices created an impression of dissatisfaction leading to low voter turnout and general loss of confidence in the electoral process and signalled the need for a reform.
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