Nigeria Election Watch, Issue 3 March 15 2011

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MARCH 15, 2011
NIGERIA ELECTION WATCH, ISSUE 3 [1]
Citizens of Africa’s most populous country will go to the
polls in April to elect their leaders for the fourth time since
Nigeria’s transition to civilian government in 1998-99. NDI is
conducting an international observation mission to analyze the
electoral process before, during and after the elections. This is
the third in a series of reports based on the observations of
NDI’s long-term observers, who are assessing the electoral
process in each of Nigeria's six geopolitical zones from January
through May 2011.

In this edition:

*Election facts covering the number of registered voters, states
not holding gubernatorial elections, and the political parties
fielding candidates *Claims and objections period following voter
registration shows improvements, but concerns remain *Election
commission considers system that requires all voters to remain for
extended periods at their polling stations *Legal challenges to
candidate lists threaten timely ballot printing and delivery
Read the full update » [2]

Check back to www.ndi.org/nigeria_election_watch [3]for future
updates
Related:

*Film Urges Nigerians to \'Activate the Power of their
Thumb\'» [4] *Coalition to monitor vote for better elections in
Nigeria» [5] *NDI delegation finds encouraging developments and
significant hurdles as Nigeria prepares for 2011 elections» [6]
*Nigeria Election Watch, 2007» [7] *Nigeria Election Watch,
2003» [8] *NDI’s programs in Nigeria» [9]
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