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Nigeria:
INEC to Test-Run Card Readers Saturday
This Day, 3 March 2015
As part of preparations for the general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will be conducting field tests on the functionality of the smart card readers… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Court Refuses Pprties' Application to Stop INEC From Using Card Readers
Independent (Lagos), 3 March 2015
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday declined an application brought by four registered political parties, seeking to retrain the Independent National Election Commission… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Court Refuses Application to Stop INEC From Use of Card Readers
Premium Times, 2 March 2015
A Federal High Court in Abuja has refused an application filed by four political parties seeking to restrain the Independent National Electoral Commission from using electronic… Read more »
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Nigeria:
2015 Polls - Court Rejects Application Against Usage of Card Readers
Guardian, 2 March 2015
THE Federal High Court, Abuja Division Monday turned down an application filed by four registered political parties, United Democratic Party, Action Alliance, Allied Congress Party… Read more »
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Nigeria:
2015 Elections - The Card Reader and Ballot Box 'Stuffing'
Vanguard, 28 February 2015
In 2003 we had elections and I happened to be in Orodo, my home town. I opted to observe rather than vote. The polling booth beside my house was quiet and all seemed to be going… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Where the Card Reader Rejects You
Vanguard, 27 February 2015
Given the trenchant positions for and against the introduction of the card readers, Nigerians and indeed, international election observers would be in suspense on the efficacy of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
What Jega Told Senate About Card Readers
Leadership, 26 February 2015
The controversy on the use of card readers for the rescheduled general elections prompted the Senate, last week, to summon the chairman of the Independent National Electoral… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Card Readers Will Check Malpractice - INEC
Daily Trust, 26 February 2015
The Bauchi State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Professor Hamman Tukur Sa'ad, has assured that card readers introduced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Maku to INEC - Don't Use PVC, Card Readers for 2015 Elections
Daily Trust, 23 February 2015
All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, Labaran Maku has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to drop the idea of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Anambra to Distribute Three Card-Readers Per Ward
Independent (Lagos), 26 February 2015
The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Anambra State, Edwin Nwatarali, has said the state has taken delivery of 5,132 card readers for the election in the state, saying three… Read more »
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Nigeria:
How the Card Reader Can Be Fooled
Vanguard, 24 February 2015
The card reader has been hailed as the antidote to election rigging in emerging democracies. It has been extensively used in a number of emerging democracies in Africa with… Read more »