Reps react to e-voting
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The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected outright electronic voting in the country’s elections.
The lawmakers took the decision in Abuja as they reconsidered the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2018.
The long title of the bill read, “A bill for an Act to amend the provisions of the Electoral Act, No. 6, 2010 to further improve the electoral process and for related matters.”
However, the use of the card reader solely for accreditation of voters was approved by the lawmakers.
Under the new provision, which is a new Section 18 (3), where the card reader fails in any unit, “the election in that unit shall be suspended and conducted within 24 hours.”
Source: NationNG