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INEC Plans to Appeal Court Judgment on Use of Temporary Voter Cards
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that it will appeal against a court ruling that two Nigerians with Temporary Voter Cards (TVCs) should be allowed to vote in the upcoming governorship and Houses of Assembly elections on March 18, 2023.
The court decision ordered INEC to recognise the use of TVCs, as the plaintiffs were registered and captured in the INEC database, but not issued with Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
Justice Egwuatu acknowledged that there is no section of the constitution or the Electoral Act which stipulates that only PVCs can be used to vote.
INEC had previously maintained that only eligible voters with PVCs would be allowed to vote in the 2023 elections.
Credit: https://punchng.com/inec-faults-judgment-permitting-temporary-voter-card-for-polls/
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