WEEK 8 AND 9
How to Prevent Electoral Malpractices
The following are the ways by which electoral malpractices can be prevented
- Arrest and prosecution of people who violate electoral laws.
- Swearing exercise should not be done until all petitions are disposed of at election tribunals.
- Customization of ballot papers in the form of putting the computer information about a registered voter on the ballot paper to prevent multiple voting.
- The use of advanced information technology such as computers and forensic machine for detection of fingerprints will reduce the act of multiple registrations.
- A person found guilty in electoral malpractices should be banned from politics for life.
- Pressure groups should rise up from all quarters to oppose electoral malpractices
- There should be a programme to educate the majority.
Assignment
Mention 4 solutions/prevention of electoral malpractices
Test and Exercise
- INEC stands for (a) Independent National Electoral Commission (b) Independent Nigeria Electoral Commission (c) Individual National Election Corporation (d) Independent National Election Commission. ans (a)
- All of these are forms of electoral malpractices except (a) under age voting (b) multiple voting (c) Avoidance of violence (d) bribery and corruption. ans (c)
- One of these is not the duties of the electoral bodies (a) conduct of voter’s registration (b) printing of ballot papers (c) supervision of elections (d) campaigning to voters. ans (d)
- Failure to conduct a free and fair election is an attribute of (a) election (b) electoral bodies (c) electoral malpractices (g) voting. ans (c)
- Electoral malpractices can be prevented by (a) arresting innocent voters (b) stealing ballot boxes and papers (c) arresting and prosecution of people who violate election laws (d) allowing under age vote. ans (c)