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FACT CHECK: Igini’s Claim Incorrect. Ballot Paper Validation In Electoral Act 2026 Existed In 2022 Law

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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.

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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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