Offences That Can Be Committed With A Ballot Paper In Nigeria.

DAILY LAW TIPS by Onyekachi Umah,Esq.(Tip 258)

OFFENCES THAT CAN BE COMMITTED WITH A BALLOT
PAPER IN NIGERIA.

Ballot Paper is an important election material. It is said that,
Ballot Paper is stronger than a bullet. You indicate your choice of
candidate on a ballot paper.

The following are electoral offences that can be committed on or
using a ballot paper;
1. Forging of ballot paper or official mark on it.
2. Destruction of ballot paper
3. Giving of ballot paper to another person without authority
and
4. Removal of ballot paper from any polling station
The punishment for any of the above offences is imprisonment for
not more than 2 years.

Another set of offences concerning a ballot paper is;
1. Unauthorised printing of ballot paper or fake ballot papers
2. Printing more than the approved numbers or quantity of ballot
papers approved by Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC)
3. Possession of ballot paper when not in process of voting
4. Manufacturing, Construction, importation, supply of devices or
mechanism for secret storage or diversion of ballot papers in
Nigeria.
The punishment for any of the above offences or an attempt to
commit such is imprisonment for not more than 10 years and or N50,
000, 000.00.

My authorities are section 118(1)(e)(f)(g)(i), section
118(2),(3) and 158 of the Electoral Act, 2010.

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