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12 takeaways from the new Electoral Act

The Electoral Act, 2026, has finally come into force. Its enactment confirms the demise of the old order that never perfectly met our aspirations and proclaims the birth of an entirely new order that ...
The arguments advanced by the lawmakers against the compulsory “real-time” electronic transmission of polling-unit results to the public results portal were reasonable, though disappointing. Their ...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has begun early strategic preparations for the 2026 off-cycle elections and the 2027 general elections, reaffirming commitment to ...
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has announced plans to carry out a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across the country. In an order dated June 24, the poll stated it is ...
An X post promising the former president of Nigeria to “restore electoral integrity” in his country and thanking him for congratulating Donald Trump on his election victory this month has been falsely ...
While nobody’s yet found a smoking gun, representatives of the local Democratic Party believe puffs of suspicious smoke have wafted from Pima County’s election division for years. These suspicious ...
A new report from the University of East Anglia has raised concerns about the state of democracy around the world during 2024’s ‘Super Cycle’ of elections. Described by Time Magazine as the ‘Year of ...
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Attahiru Jega, has said using the power of incumbency to politically interfere in the electoral process and influence ...
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a screenshot of a post from President-elect Donald Trump about restoring electoral integrity in Nigeria. Trump has announced that his nominee for FBI ...