Tagged: Election News
Asari Ndem
Nigeria: Update On Diaspora Voting
As preparations for the 2023 general elections in Nigeria gradually kick-off, conversations surrounding diaspora voting have become popular, with 2019 presidential candidate, Kingsley Moghalu joining a long list of Nigerians demanding this reform. Mogahalu who contested but lost the presidential elections to incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari in February 2019, made his support for diaspora voting […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria Makes Progress On Pending Electoral Act
Ahead of the 2023 general elections in Nigeria, the country’s National Assembly has revealed plans to make electronic voting and Smart Card Readers mandatory at the polls, alongside a new amendment to petition submissions. The decision on electoral voting was made by the Upper Chambers of the house at a Joint Public Hearing on “The […]
Farida Adamu
COVID-19: New Zealand Delays Vote
Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, has postponed elections scheduled to hold on September 19, over a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus in Auckland. The vote will now hold on October 17, 2020. “Ultimately I want to ensure we have a well-run election that gives all voters the best chance to receive all the information […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Nigeria to Start Electronic Voting in 2021
Following recent changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has announced plans engage with relevant authorities, including the National Assembly, in a bid to re-evaluate electoral activities in the country to reflect the impact of the virus, and also fast-track electronic voting with the hope of a 2021 […]
Farida Adamu
South Korea Goes to Polls In Spite of COVID-19
At a time when countries have been forced to move their elections to help curb the spread of the coronavirus, postponing an election was not an option for South Korea. 300 members of the South Korean National Assembly will be elected in the polls which kicked off on 15th April 2020. A total of 253 […]
Conrad Omodiagbe
Puerto Rico Weighs New Online Voting Electoral Bill
A new bill expected to be passed this week in Puerto Rico could have its citizens voting online only for the next eight years, removing the global method of manual voting at polling centres. However, with the island lacking the necessary resources to protect its votes when it makes this transition, the American Civil Liberties […]