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FACT CHECK: Igini’s Claim Incorrect. Ballot Paper Validation In Electoral Act 2026 Existed In 2022 Law
Mike Igini, a former resident electoral commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has claimed that the Electoral Act 2026 contains a new provision granting presiding officers the discretion to accept or reject ballot papers that do not bear the official mark prescribed by the electoral body.
THE CLAIM
Speaking during an interview on ARISE News on Wednesday, Igini said section 63 of the Electoral Act 2026, which deals with ballot papers, grants excessive discretion to presiding officers.
A presiding officer, better known as a PO, is the primary election official responsible for managing a polling station on election day.Continue Your, Reading. .
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