INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION TIME TABLE OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2011 GENERAL ELECTIONS

In exercise of the powers conferred on the Independent National Electoral Commission by the Electoral Act, 2010 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, the Independent National Electoral Commission (in this Time Table and Schedule of Activities referred to as “the Commission” hereby issues this Time Table and Schedule of Activities for 2011 General Elections

S/N	ACTIVITY	DATE	REMARKS
1	Issuance of Notice of election	23rd November, 2010	Section 30 (1) of the Electoral Act, 2010 provides not later than 90 days before the election.
2	Conduct of Party primaries	Commence 26th November 2010 End 15th January, 2011	To enable Political Parties democratically nominate candidates for the elections as required by Section 87 of the Electoral Act, 2010
3	Campaign by Political Parties in public	Commences on 1st December, 2010	Section 99(1) of the Electoral Act, 2010 provides 90 days before polling day.
4	Collection of Form CF001 (Affidavit/Personal Particulars of candidates) and Form CF002 (Party’s list of candidates) for all elections.	15th – 22nd December 2010
5	Registration of Voters	15th – 29th January, 2011	Pursuant to Section 9(5) of the Electoral Act, 2010
6	Display of Register of Voters for claims and objections.	3rd February, 2011 –8th February, 2011	Pursuant to Section 19(1) of the Electoral Act, 2010
7	Last day for submission of Forms CF001 and CF002 at the National Headquarters of the Commission for all Elections.	31st January, 2011	Section 31(1) of the Electoral Act, 2010 provides for not later than 60 days before the election.
8	Publication of Personal Particulars of candidates. (CF001) for all Elections.	6th February, 2011	Section 31(3) of the Electoral Act, 2010 provides for publication within 7 days of the receipt of the form CF001
9	Collection of Nomination forms	7th – 10th February, 2011
10	Last day for withdrawal by candidate(s)/replacement of withdrawn candidate(s) by Political Parties for all Elections.	14th February, 2011	Section 35(1) of Electoral Act, 2010 provides not later than 45 days to the election.
11	Publication of Personal Particulars (CF001) of substitute candidate(s) for all Elections.	21st February, 2011	Section 32(3) of the Electoral Act, 2010 provides for publication within 7 days of the receipt of the form CF001
12	Last day for the submission of Nomination forms by Political Parties for all Elections.	21st February, 2011
13	Publication of official Register of voters for the elections.	2nd March, 2011	Section 20 of the Electoral Act, 2010 provides not later than 30 days before the election.
14	Publication of list of nominated candidates.for all Elections	2nd March, 2011 to16th March, 2011	Section 34 of the Electoral Act, 2010 provides at least 30 days before the day of election.
15	Publication of Notice of Poll for:for all Elections	18th March, 2011	Section 46 of the Electoral Act, 2010 provides not later than 14 days before the election.
16	Submission of names of Party Agents for all Elections to the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECS.)	25th March, 2011	Section 45 of the Electoral Act, 2010. Provides not later than 7 days before the election.
17(a)(b)(c)	Last day/time for campaigns National Assembly Elections Presidential Election Governorship/State Assembly Elections	1st April, 201 8th April, 2011 15th April, 2011	Section 99(1) of the Electoral Act, 2010 prohibits Advertisements or broadcasts of campaigns 24 hours prior to the day of election.
18(a)(b)(c)	Date of election National Assembly Elections Presidential Election Governorship/State Assembly Elections	2nd April, 2011 9th April, 2011 16th April, 2011	Section 25 of the Electoral Act, 2010, dates of elections to be appointed by the Commission.

Note:

(i) Run off elections to the office of Governor of a State and office of the President (if any) will be held within 7 days after the announcement of the result of the affected election.

(ii) This Time Table and Schedule of Activities supercedes the earlier Time Table and Schedule of Activities for the 2011 General Elections issued by the Commission.

(iii) There shall be no campaign 24 hours before and on any day of election, i.e 2^nd, 9^th, and 16^th April, 2011.

Issued by

The INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION,

This 23^rd day of November, 2010.

Professor Attahiru Muhammadu Jega, OFR

Chairman, INDEPENDENT NATIONAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION.