At a time when the urban population is growing quickly, the number of
registered voters in these areas is not keeping pace.
The Vice Chancellor of University of Calabar, Prof Epoke had while justifying the declaration of the election as inconclusive, stated that the number of
registered voters in the areas where elections did not hold was bigger than the gap between the leading candidate and the runner - up.
Not exact matches
London and other metropolitan
areas have seen a decline
in voter registration, and the report suggested 3.5 million eligible
voters were not
registered at the time of the 2001 Census.
These elections are conducted using the so - called «First Past The Post» voting system, whereby every
registered voter casts one vote for a candidate
in their town or
area (known as constituencies).
When someone fills it out, they're emailed a
voter registration form for their
area that they can then print out and mail
in (one day we may be able to
register people directly via some kind of database upload, but not yet).
The incumbent Member of Parliament for the
area Nii Armah Ashitey has sued Dr. Rawlings praying the court to declare her election null and void since she was not a
registered voter in the constituency as of the time she contested the primaries of the ruling party.
In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violenc
In the opinion of CADA, election threats come
in different forms and may include intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violenc
in different forms and may include intimidation,
registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during
voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials, intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence
in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violenc
in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go
areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates, intimidation of
voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes, armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won
in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violenc
in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.
The impact of missing
voters will carry forward to future boundary changes, which depend on the numbers
registered, not the numbers living
in the
area.
Pollster Larry Harris says that disparity is not unusual, because it generally reflects where the most number of
registered voters live
in the
area that was surveyed.
Sections 69 and 110 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and section 116 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) empowers INEC to conduct Recall proceedings against a member of the National Assembly, State House of Assembly, or the
Area Council of the FCT, upon the receipt of a valid petition alleging a loss of confidence
in the member, by more than 50 % of
voters registered to vote
in that member's constituency.
According to Moti, the total number of
registered voters in the Senatorial District, comprising seven local government
areas covered by the recall exercise stood at 351, 146.
The Legon electoral
area holds the highest number of
registered voters in the constituency and has been tipped by many pollsters as an important
area in determining the ultimate winner of the seat.
Instead, few of our eligible hispanics bother to vote and many African - Americans mindlessly vote the Democratic line which explains
in large part how an
area encompassing 16,000
registered voters dictates terms to the other 60,000.
Esimone, who is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, said the total number of
registered voters in the seven local government
areas was 745, 828 out of which only 67, 872 (9.1 per cent) were accredited.
Gronke studied Oregon's motor -
voter law, which enables people to
register to vote when they apply for or update their driver's license, and found it increased participation by
voters from both parties,
in both rural and urban
areas.
In an online survey of 500 registered Massachusetts voters conducted by YouGov America under the direction of the UMass Poll from May 30 to June 4, Boston - area residents expressed an overall concern about a terrorist attack at a rate higher than those in the rest of the state, with 61 percent of Bostonians stating that they were «very concerned» or «somewhat concerned» of an attack, compared to 53 percent of other Bay State resident
In an online survey of 500
registered Massachusetts
voters conducted by YouGov America under the direction of the UMass Poll from May 30 to June 4, Boston -
area residents expressed an overall concern about a terrorist attack at a rate higher than those
in the rest of the state, with 61 percent of Bostonians stating that they were «very concerned» or «somewhat concerned» of an attack, compared to 53 percent of other Bay State resident
in the rest of the state, with 61 percent of Bostonians stating that they were «very concerned» or «somewhat concerned» of an attack, compared to 53 percent of other Bay State residents.
Banksy offers free print to non-Tory
voters in Bristol Political graffiti artist Banksy has announced on his website the release of a free limited edition print, available to
registered voters in six Bristol -
area constituencies who vote against the Conservatives
in Thursday's General Election and send Banksy a photo of their completed ballot paper.
Propelled the success of the Rock the Vote organization
in the state of Ohio during the 2012 Obama re-election campaign; attracted new members, secured volunteers to knock on doors and
register new
voters, assisted with on - the - ground canvassing, maintained state - specific website and newsletter, wrote and updated social media content, and tracked and charted progress to identify
areas for more targeted focus.