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An Analysis Of The Key Technological Innovations In The Electoral Act, 2022

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari signed the Electoral Bill 2022 into law on February 25, 2022. By giving his assent to the new Electoral Act 2022, the 12-year journey of the repealed Electoral Act of 2010, under which three general elections have been conducted in Nigeria, finally came to an end. This paper focuses on some of the technological innovations of the Electoral Act, 2022.

Technological Innovations of The Electoral Act, 2022

After the general elections of 2015 there were agitations for the reform and amendment of the Electoral Act to, amongst other things, allow the use of technology to improve the electoral process. The Electoral Act, 2022 provides solution to these agitations through innovations in some ways.

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