The Senate has rejected a proposed amendment to the Electoral Amendment Bill that sought to make the electronic transmission of election results mandatory.
The amendment targeted Clause 60, Subsection 3, and would have required presiding officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload polling unit results electronically to the IREV portal in real time. This was to be done after Form EC&A had been properly completed, signed, and stamped by the presiding officer and countersigned by party agents.
Instead, lawmakers resolved to retain the existing provision in the Electoral Act. The current law states that “the presiding officer shall transfer the results, including the total number of accredited voters and the results of the ballot, in a manner as prescribed by the Commission.”
Meanwhile, the Independent National Electoral Commission has said it is finalizing the timetable for the 2027 general elections, amid delays by the National Assembly in passing amendments to the Electoral Act.
