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Electoral Act 2010

Governed the 2011 and 2015 elections and reformed INEC’s powers — repealed and replaced by the Electoral Act 2022.

Signed
2010-08-20
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Status
Repealed
01 Background

The Electoral Act 2010 repealed the 2006 Act and governed the 2011 and 2015 general elections. It strengthened INEC's independence and funding, revised party primaries and candidate-substitution rules, and set election-petition timelines. It was repealed and replaced by the Electoral Act 2022 (itself later re-enacted as the Electoral Act 2026).

02 Key provisions · 4
§ 01
Strengthened INEC independence and funding
§ 02
Revised primaries and candidate-substitution rules
§ 03
Election-petition timelines
§ 04
Amended several times 2010–2011
03 What changed in practice
Framework for the 2011 and 2015 elections
Superseded by the Electoral Act 2022
04 Who it affects
INECPolitical partiesVoters
05 What it repealed / replaced
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