Electoral Act: Senate Retains Manual Backup for Result Transmission

Electoral Act: Senate retains manual backup for result transmission

The Senate has approved the electronic transmission of election results, with manual collation retained as a backup. The resolution followed a tense

Manual Result Clause in New Electoral Bill Puts NYSC Members at Risk - Mike Igini Warns — Akelicious

A former INEC Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini, has kicked against the recently passed Electoral Act, 2022 (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill 2026.The bill which was passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday, February 17. The bill allows for the electronic transmission of results but with a clause that says that election results can be manually tabulated where network failure is noticed in a polling unit. In a chat with Arise TV this morning Febr…

List of senators who opposed manual backup clause in electoral bill released

The identities of the 15 senators who voted in support of mandatory real-time electronic transmission of election results during deliberations on the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-Enactment) Bill, 2026 have been revealed. The lawmakers opposed the retention of a controversial provision that allows manual collation of results as a backup. News360 Info recalls that the […] The post List of senators who opposed manual backup clause in electoral bill…

Senate re-passes Electoral Act amendment Bill, retains proviso on Clause 60(3)

Senate re-passes Electoral Act amendment Bill, retains proviso on Clause 60(3). The Senate has rescinded its earlier decision and re-passed..

Senate re-passes Electoral Act amendment Bill, retains manual transmission as backup

The Senate has rescinded its earlier decision and re-passed the Electoral Act amendment Bill, retaining the proviso on Clause 60(3) that allows for manual transmission of election results if electronic transmission fails. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the proviso indicates that presiding officers can transmit results electronically, but if the system fails, … The post Senate re-passes Electoral Act amendment Bill, retains manual …

Opposition Reps Stage Walk Out over Approval of Manual Collation of Results as Backup - Thepodiummedia

Opposition lawmakers in the house of representatives have staged a walkout from plenary over the Electoral Act amendment bill. The lawmakers exited the chamber after their attempt to make electronic transmission of election results mandatory without manual collation serving as a fallback where technology fails. The fresh amendment to section 60(3) provides that: “The Presiding Officer shall electronically transmit the resalts from cach polling u…