Senate Approves E-Voting, passes amendment to Electoral Act

   

   The Senate has passed amendments to the Electoral Act 2010, approving the use of electronic voting  in future elections.

   It also approved that election results should be electronically transmitted to collation centers. 

The passage of bill followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on a Bill for an Act to amend the Electoral Act No. 6, 2010 and for other related matters .

   According to reports, the Major highlights of the new bill include provision for the use of electronic voting by INEC during future elections, use of Card Reader and also gives INEC power to modify the voting process if there is a challenge. 

  The Senate also approved a provision to enable INEC transmit the result of elections electronically in a coded and secured manner to prevent hacking. 

   In his comments after the adoption of the report by the Red Chamber, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, thanked his colleagues for a job well done and expressed optimism that the Bill would further improve the nation’s electoral system and also contribute to good governance.