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Elections: Top 6 Ballot Paper Guidelines You Should Know

Tapre Timine
Tapre Timine
Published: June 15, 2025
Last updated: June 15, 2025
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Elections: Top 6 Ballot Paper Guidelines You Should Know | Daily Report Nigeria
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There are the top 6 mistakes you can make for a ballot paper to be rejected on election day.

Below are the six reasons your ballot paper will be rejected on election day:

1. If your choice as a voter is not clear. For instance, if your vote falls equally between boxes of two political parties, as represented below.

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Elections: Top 6 Ballot Paper Guidelines You Should Know | Daily Report Nigeria

2. Your ballot paper will only be accepted if it is signed, stamped, and dated by the presiding officer. Ensure your ballot is authenticated before casting your vote.

Elections: Top 6 Ballot Paper Guidelines You Should Know | Daily Report Nigeria

3. Another reason a ballot paper will be rejected on election day is when it is not thumb printed, otherwise known as a “blank ballot” or “unvoted ballot.”

Elections: Top 6 Ballot Paper Guidelines You Should Know | Daily Report Nigeria

4. When your ballot contains any writing or mark that identifies you as a voter. For example, when you have your name written on the ballot before, during, or after voting.

Elections: Top 6 Ballot Paper Guidelines You Should Know | Daily Report Nigeria

5. When you have a ballot paper containing the name of the candidate rather than his party logo or acronym.

Elections: Top 6 Ballot Paper Guidelines You Should Know | Daily Report Nigeria

6. If your ballot paper has more than one cast. For instance, when a voter casts his vote for Party A and Party B, respectively.

Elections: Top 6 Ballot Paper Guidelines You Should Know | Daily Report Nigeria

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