Notice of Polls for 2011 General Elections

NOTICE OF POLLS FOR 2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS

Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 46 of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended) as follows:

Date and Hours of Polls

(A) National Assembly Elections will hold on the  9th day of April, 2011.

i.                   Accreditation will be from 8:00am – 12 noon.

ii.                 Voting starts from 12:30pm and ends when the last accredited voter on the queue casts his/her vote.

(B) Presidential Election will hold on the  16th day of April, 2011.

i.)                Accreditation will be from 8:00am – 12 noon.

ii.)              Voting starts from 12:30pm and ends when the last accredited voter on the queue casts his/her vote.

(C) Governorship and State Assembly Elections will hold on the 26th day of April, 2011.

i.                   Accreditation will be from 8:00am – 12 noon.

ii.                 Voting starts from 12:30pm and ends when the last accredited voter on the queue casts his/her vote.

Persons Entitled To Vote

Persons eligible to vote at the elections shall be those legally registered during the 2011 registration of voters exercise.

Location of Polling Units

Voting shall take place in the centres where voters registered during the 2011 registration of voters exercise.

Issued this 3rd Day of March, 2011.

ABDULLAHI A. KAUGAMA

Secretary, Independent National Electoral Commission