Elections Amendment Bill: Senate proposes allowing IEBC chair to declare president-elect before all results arrive
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IEBC Chairperson Erastus Edung Ethekon can declare a presidential candidate elected before results from all constituencies arrive, provided the outstanding results cannot change the outcome. According to the Elections (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2024, downloaded from Parliament’s website on Monday, October 26, 2026, the Senate’s version proposed replacing Section 39 of the Elections Act, which […]