PPT-PARTNERSHIPS FOR ENGENDERING CREDIBLE ELECTIONS IN NIGERIA'S 2015 GENERAL ELECTIONS

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 Salisu Shehu PhD Director Institute of Continuing Education Bayero University Kano sshehuedubukedung walintb05gmailcom 
 BEING SYNOPSIS OF A PAPER PRESENTED AT A TWODAY CONFERENCE ON INEC AND THE 2015 GENERAL ELECTION EXPECTATIONS PROSPECTS AND CHALLENGES ORGANIZED BY BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO 1920 JANUARY 2015 AT THE MUSA ABDULLAHI AUDITORIUM NEW CAMPUS BAYERO UNIVERSITY KANO. The Local Elections Campaign Financing Act was brought into force on May 29 2014 Candidates running for local elections must now comply with the Local Government Act Local Elections Campaign Financing Act and the Vancouver Charter when running for Professor Isaac . Olawale. Albert. Peace and Conflict Studies . Programe. Institute of African Studies, . University of Ibadan. Nigeria. Opening Remarks. I like to start this presentation by reminding us why we are here. The meeting is aimed at bringing together major stakeholders including Election Management Experts within and outside Nigeria, political parties, security agents, academia, civil society organizations, development partners, ECOWAS, among others on the need to work collaboratively towards a peaceful election in Nigeria in 2015. . The Great General Elections. Today. , there are some countries where voting is not an option (Cuba, China). . Nevertheless, here voting is a . privilege . for the general citizenship.. . Not every society in history has had the privilege of electing its authorities.. Marginalised. Groups. By . Hajia. . Bilkisu. Yusuf, . mni. Paper Presented at the Workshop . Organised. by West . Africa . Network for . Peacebuilding. (WANEP) . Chelsea Hotel Abuja March 12-13 2014. Starter:. Why do we have elections?. What are the four main types of elections in the UK? (plus 1). • . elections to local councils. • elections to devolved assemblies and the Scottish Parliament. Off year and General Elections. Vocabulary. Suffrage 14. General Elections. Electorate 15. off-Year Elections. Direct primary 16. Coattail Effect. Recall 17. Caucus. Referendum 18. Presidential Preference Primary. and in the air. Comparing Perches and Perspectives. #SSLBC2012. What’s Up?. 2. Why am I here?. Everyone else was busy. Excuse to visit campus. Wouldn’t have finished my thesis if it weren’t for Ellen. Threat of Disenfranchisement In 2015. ELECTIONS FACTSHEET. Humanitarian and relief groups believe that the priorities of IDPs, particularly those in temporary camps, are food, health, protection, water, sanitation and hygiene. However, the voting rights of IDPs in the upcoming general elections has been elevated by many as being equally important. There are concerns that the IDP crisis would have distorted INEC’s register of voters in the affected areas, and that consequently, displaced eligible voters would be excluded from the elections, as they would be unable to fulfill INECs new voting requirements. Following INECs stipulation that a voter must return to his/her registration unit to vote with their Permanent Voter’s Card (PVC), it would be practically impossible for displaced voters to return home to vote as some of the registration or polling locations have been overtaken by insurgents and thereby rendered unsafe.. .” . Constitutionalism . and Legal framework of election in Zimbabwe Identifying key gaps. . Ice- Breaking reflection. D. emocracy . without credible, free and fair elections is implausible. To date, no acceptable substitute to elections has been found to express popular choice. In other words, popular legitimacy to rule flows from the ballot box rather than the barrel of a gun. Elections are the building blocks of . Rights and Responsibilities. Citizens have both rights and responsibilities.. U.S. citizens have the right to vote in elections and to run for public office.. People born in the United States or a U.S. territory are U.S. Citizens.. Electoral Board Roles and Responsibilities. General Registrar Hiring and Evaluations. J. Richard Rawls, EB York County. The focus of this presentation is to review Electoral Board Roles and Responsibilities. Register to Vote. Voting in Oregon. Special Voting. Circumstances. Get Involved. County Elections:. Officials. Campaign Finance. Oregon Election. Historical Results. and Data . Election Laws, . Rules, and . Professor Isaac . Olawale. Albert. Peace and Conflict Studies . Programe. Institute of African Studies, . University of Ibadan. Nigeria. Opening Remarks. I like to start this presentation by reminding us why we are here. The meeting is aimed at... 1. Kenya General Elections 2022. 2. Angola General Elections 2022. 3. Readiness of the Kingdom of Lesotho to hold elections in October 2022. . 21 SEPTEMBER 2022. Table of Contents . Historical . Overview of Elections in Kenya.