From JOHN FWAH, Kaduna
Kaduna State House of Assembly recently passed into law the bill to amend the State Electoral Law No 2 of 2021, discarding the use of electronic voting machines.
The Speaker, Yusuf Dahiru, passed the law after adopting the in-depth report and recommendations of the amended law presented by the Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Emmanuel Kantiyok.
The law as amended, stated that in Section 3, the definition of the words “Ballot Box” be amended by deleting the phrase “Electronic Voting Machine” to now read: “Ballot Box means a receptacle for the collection of ballot paper.”
It also recommended that the term “Electronic Device” be deleted wherever it appears and that in the body of the law, the term “Ballot Receipt” be deleted.
According to the law, verification and voting would be done through the use of a manual voter register with the commission providing ballot papers and ballot boxes for the conduct of election.
