«A voter that has left his or former residential area should approach INEC office in his or her new area for transfer
of voter card to enable him or her vote in the new residing area.
Not exact matches
In one case, ICE officers were said to be «following a lead» and that they «received information» on the specific room number
of a suspect who hours earlier had shown the front - desk clerk a Mexican
voter ID
card.
If you find yourself in either
of these groups
of people, please tear up your
voter registration
cards and not vote until you have gone back to school and learned proper reading comprehension and critical thinking.
If you don't have a license or ID, please bring two
of the following: utility bill (no older than 60 days) with name & mailing address listed,
voter registration
card or a vehicle registration
card.
The sneering reply that Vince's contribution to the debate was simply «spreading alarm without substance» tells the audience outside Westminster why a Prime Minister, with an attitude like this to critics, ends up with so few friends in the House and, now that his pack
of cards has come tumbling down around the
voters» ears, even less sympathy outside.
California did try voting machines, and they are still an option (every precinct has a voting machine, and you can request to use it, but paper ballots are the default), and it works somewhat similarly, in that the election officers give
voters a
card that activates the voting machine, and the type
of ballot is recorded on that
card.
He spoke further, «As you are aware, INEC has been indicted for registering and issuing permanent
voters card (PVCs) to millions
of underage persons, particularly in Kano and Katsina States respectively.
The Supreme Court in a bid to give further interpretation to its May 5 judgment on the controversy regarding the
voters» register, has directed the EC to furnish it with a «comprehensive» list
of all persons who registered with the NHIS
cards.
Illustrating the above, most
of the people leading this electoral discourse have neither registered for nor collected their Permanent
Voters Card (PVC).
He said that the commission was making plans to ensure that the
cards were fully distributed before the end
of 2016, adding that it would be done alongside continuous
voter registration.
He left the Conservatives in 2011 a week before the EU referendum vote saw David Cameron defeated, and makes a habit
of waving his membership
card at bewildered
voters.
Given the potentials the
card reader has for disinfecting the process with the scrutiny
of authentication
of the
voter register, all those who stand for genuine electoral reform have no choice but to improve the enabling policy ambiance for supporting the
card reader by ensuring judicial clarity which supports its use.
The Supreme Court demanded the list following a return to court by plaintiffs Abu Ramadan and Evans Nimako, to seek clarity on the same court's May 5 ruling, in which it ordered the EC to delete from the register
of voters, names
of the dead, minors and those, who were registered onto the poll roll through their NHIS
cards.
Besides, the instant audit
of voters, with the
card - reader recording accredited
voters, against the ones that actually voted, would give electoral transparency a fillip.
This is what the introduction
of the
card reader has brought to our electoral system and we should acknowledge that the
card reader has brought a tremedous resurgence
of hope and fidelity unequaled in our quest to give meaning and purpose to the
voter register.
Beyond a few places where obviously the
card reader was by - passed as evidenced in the kind
of figures shown as indicated in our reports
of the 2015 elections, if we examine critically the credible margin
of election results, figures from recent elections and the more recent ones in Kogi and Bayelsa, from those declared, showing a reasonable and realistic reflection
of voter turn - out, which are credible, dignified figures, we can say hopefully today that the era
of invidious moon - slide and landslide bogus election results are fast becoming a thing
of the past in this country.
Automatic removal
of the name
of a registered
voter, who lawfully and legally registered to vote, using an ID
Card that the Supreme Court has confirmed was legal to use at the time she registered, is like a dictatorial government divesting citizens
of their rights, in this case, the right to vote enshrined in Article 42
of our Constitution, without due process.
There must be a relationship, traceable link between the
card reader recorded number
of accreditation and the ticked numbers on the register
of voters.
The
card reader is to complement and confirm the integrity
of the
voter register and that is why the unusual moonlight figures
of the past years are disappearing and, if those against the use
of the
card reader succeed through the court, that would be a major setback and total reversal
of the reformative mileage we have covered as a country on election matters, a significant progress that has resulted in other African countries calling on Nigeria's INEC for assistance.
By urging tribunals to strike down the use
of the
card reader, the implication is a return to our prior election system, going back to the 2003 and 2007 era where Mike Tyson, dead people and ghost names on the
voter register produced huge votes recorded on election day to declare people winners
of election.
The
card reader is meant to empower
voters, and any decision against the use
of the
card reader is an act that dis - empowers
voters.
b) to be issued
voters Identity
Cards «to enable» them «to vote in public elections and referenda» while resident abroad and being outside the jurisdiction
of the Republic
of Ghana at the time
of such elections, and doing so from / at their places
of residence abroad or designated centres close to their places
of residence abroad or from / at the Ghana Mission / Embassy within their jurisdiction abroad;
Senator Oluremi Tinubu representing Lagos Central Senatorial District has urged the Federal Government to declare public holidays for collection
of Permanent
Voters»
Cards (PVCs), ahead
of the December 2018 deadline.
President John Dramani Mahama has encouraged prospective
voters to «go out and register» for their first
voter's ID
card ahead
of the 2016 general elections.
«From the moment you acquire your first
voter's ID
card you would have received the power to decide on the future
of our country.
He further called on youth across the country to register and obtain their Permanent
Voters»
Card (PVC) ahead
of the 2019 general elections.
A copy
of the applicant's
voter card is herein annexed and marked as Exhibit A».
• The NPP will embark on house - to - house campaign under the pretext
of canvassing for votes where unsuspecting registered
voters would be tricked into surrendering their
voter ID
cards.
10.21:
Card reader is failing to authenticate fingerprints
of several
voters in Ward 10 Unit 10 Ekwere, YELGA.
Abdullahi added, «During the first phase
of the
voter registration, over 35,000
voters registered in Bauchi State, out
of which 15,000 are yet to collect their
cards.»
For the avoidance
of doubt, the 1st Defendant / Respondent is hereby ordered forthwith to take all the necessary steps to delete from the current register
of voters the list
of persons whose names were submitted to this court on 29th June 2016 as persons who registered with the NHIS
Card.
«The Commission should allow the distribution
of Permanent
Voters Card evenly to all zones
of the Federation.»
My daughter and many
of her friends received 2
voter registration
cards.
Therefore, having found use
of the NHIS
card for registration as a
voter to be unconstitutional, the Supreme Court had power to order the Electoral Commission to remove or delete the affected registrations from the register
of voters and provide all affected persons a fresh opportunity to be registered as
voters using a constitutionally - compliant form
of identification.
Further to the above order (2) the 1st Defendant / Respondent is further ordered to delete from the current register
of voters the names
of persons not included in the list submitted to this court on 29th June 2016 but who are also found to have registered with NHIS
Cards».
Sometime this year the National Security Adviser, Sambo Dasuki gave sincere advice that due to widespread insecurity in the North East as well as inability
of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to distribute permanent
voter cards (PVCs), it was necessary to shift elections.
The Supreme Court's directive asking the Electoral Commission (EC) to produce the list
of persons whose names were captured onto the
voters» register using the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
card as proof
of Ghanaian citizenship, expires today, June 29.
The apex court on May 5 2016, asked the Electoral Commission to expunge from the current
voters» register the names
of all persons who registered and voted in the 2012 elections, with the NHIS
card as a proof
of identity.
The Kogi state governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello at about 11 am on Friday collected his transferred temporary
voter card at the office
of the Independent National...
The Supreme Court will today [Thursday], June 30 2016, hear the suit in which former People's National Convention (PNC) Youth Organizer, Abu Ramadan, is asking it to compel the Electoral Commission, to delete names
of voters on the register, who got onto the electoral roll through the use
of the National Health Insurance Scheme
card as a proof
of Ghanaian...
Lawyers for Abu Ramadan, former National Youth Organizer
of the People's National Convention (PNC), have rejected the list
of 56,000 persons presented to the Supreme Court by the Electoral Commission, as the full list
of persons whose names were captured on the
voters» register, with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS)
card as proof
of Ghanaian citizenship.
«The government
of Osun did not give holiday for fun, but to give latitude to people who have issue with their
voter's
card and I appeal to our people to take the advantage
of the holiday in collecting their PVCs,» the Speaker
The Electoral Commission today [Wednesday], officially submitted what is supposed to be the full list
of persons who found their way onto the
voters» register using the National Health Insurance Scheme
card as a proof
of Ghanaian citizenship, prior to the 2012 elections.
New York allows
voters to register through Department
of Motor Vehicles websites, using digital signatures on driver's licenses and ID
cards that are on file.
He said the petitioners reckoned with the
card reader as a means
of accreditation during the election but failed to countenance with the
voter register.
Some Ghanaians have petitioned the Electoral Commission (EC) to investigate an official
of the Commission who allegedly overcharged people for the replacement
of Voters ID
cards.
City Council Member Gale Brewer, participating in her last meeting
of the Technology Committee, which she previously chaired, before taking on her new role as Manhattan Borough President, said she was skeptical
of Internet voting, noting that the potential requirement
of I.D.
cards was problematic given the
Voter I.D. debates, but emphasized her support for improving reporting
of election results and encouraging
voter registration through other agencies.
Popular singer, Innocent Idibia, popularly known as 2face, has called on Nigerian youths to register for their Permanent
Voters Cards (PVC) ahead
of 2019 general elections...
But the relaxation
of this, has now forced the NPP, to called on the EC to extend the period
of re-registration
of persons whose names, have been deleted from the
voters» register, because they used NHIS
cards to register.
The court had earlier in 2014 declared as invalid, the use
of the NHIS
card as for
voter registration on the basis that some foreigners in the country hold such
cards.