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in view of the extensive impact of kovi 19 pandemic on the electoral process in nigeria the independent national electric commission has designed a voter's code of conduct vcc for voters to vote in safety one wearing a face mask at the polling unit and all election locations is mandatory please come with your own face mask you may be asked to lower your mask for identification when necessary 2 voting starts by 8 30 am and stops at 2 30 pm any voter showing symptoms of kobe 19 such as high temperature coughing sneezing will leave the queue or voting area to be attended to by the designated officials obey all directives by the officials to keep yourself and others safe report any health emergencies urgently to an official other polling unit avoid touching of surfaces or leaning on walls and other surfaces at the polyunit hand sanitizers will be provided on request if available an election official may ask to clean your fingers with an antiseptic before your fingerprint is read with a smart country there please show your voters cards to an election official whenever requested after you cast your vote move away from the voting area you may observe the counting of votes and announcement of resorts from a designated area please take away your used protective materials such as face masks and hand gloves when leaving the polling unit do not litter the polling unit remember that cell phones or any other device that can take pictures are still not allowed in the voting cubicles obey all directives issued by election officials including security of issues and be orderly at all times einex should not tolerate a sort of any election official and you may be prosecuted for doing so this video is a training guide designed to provide a step-by-step procedure and how to carry out your duties as an election official on election day from the point of arrival at the poland unit through accreditation and voting sorting counting of balance recording a vote an announcement of results module one the polling team there shall be a minimum of four polling officials in a stand-alone polling unit presiding officer po ballot paper issuance and overseer assistant presiding officer apo1 verification assistant presiding officer apo2 register check inking and statistics assistant presiding officer apo3 cue controller and pvc checking some pollen units may have voting points with three apos and one apo vp presiding assistant presiding officer ap01 verification assistant presiding officer apo2 register check inking and statistics assistant presiding officer apo3 queue controller and pvc checking order stakeholders the following shall be allowed into the polling unit or collation centers on polling day security agents candidates or the accredited polling agents accredited domestic and foreign observers accredited journalists and media voters at poland units where they are registered only inec officials on election duty model 2 duties of poll officials presiding officer po will be in charge of all activities at the polling unit on polling day including accreditation voting sorting counting of votes as well as the announcement of election results take delivery of and inspect all materials for election from the supervisory presiding officer spo and ensure their security particularly the sensitive materials such as the ballot papers and resort forms must be at the polling unit early at least one hour before the official commencement of accreditation and voting to set up the polling unit coordinate activities in the voting point under his or her supervision will conduct voter and peace education before commencement of poll issue ballot papers to voters and ensure that voters deposit thumb printed ballot papers into the appropriate ballot box issues visually impaired blind vib the braid ballot guide or magnifying glass as may be applicable complete forms ec 481 pwd voter information and statistics transmit election results as prescribed by the commission responsible for the return of election materials and equipment to the supervisory presiding officer and registration area collation officer racco well deliver completed resort sheets and cart reader to the registration area coalition officer racco report any security incident to the security agents at the poland unit and where necessary invite the police or security agents to maintain order keep the peace or arrest any person committing an offense instructor removal of a polling agent who aids and abets election malpractices at the polling unit and shall be liable to prosecution document adverse incidents on poland unit booklet and informs the appropriate authority and presence ensure that polling staff accredited observers polling agents security accredited media signed the attendance register in the poland unit booklet provide periodic updates of the election progress and report threats post the completed publication of result poster ec 60e at the polling unit transmits accreditation data using the smart card reader assistant presiding officer apo1 will work under the supervision of the presiding officer or assistant presiding officer voting point vp assist with the collection of election materials from the supervisory presiding officer spo assist with the return of election materials to the spo verify and authenticate a voter using the card reader assistant presiding officer apo2 will assist with the collection of election materials from the spo will be responsible for the confirmation of voters details as contained in their permanent voter card pvc and the register of voters and takes the appropriate boxes by the voter's name before polling we'll apply indelible ink on the appropriate finger of the voter before polling in charge of completing forms ec 40h pwd voter information and statistics polling units and voting points assist in the preparation and sorting of ballots field publication of resort poster ec60e for presiding officer to sign and post assist in the return of election materials to the spo at the close of the poll assistant presiding officer apo3 will be responsible for orderly queuing of voters arrangement of separate cues for men and women in areas where the mingling of men and women in the same queue is not allowed create separate queue for people with disability pwd determine if a voter is at the correct polling unit or voting point confirm that a voter has not voted anywhere by inspecting the cuticle of a voter fingernails if satisfied direct the voter to the apo1 inspect pvc held by a voter if the pvc is not for the polling unit advise the voter to proceed to the appropriate polling unit or voting point or voting point settlement assistant polling officer voting point apovp responsible for the supervision and conduct of all activities during polling sorting and counting within a specified voting point vp act on behalf of the po at the voting point regulate the conduct of voters at the voting point vp the site on all cases reported to him or her by the apo1 apo2 and apo3 module 3 election day activities election materials receiving non-sensitive election materials before the commencement of the election the presiding officer p.o shall step 1 receive the non-sensitive items from the sbo step 2 verify to ensure that all materials have been received and are in right quantity the assistant presiding officer apo shall assist in doing this step 3 record all items received on form ec25b electoral material receipt form in the polling unit booklet step four sign the forms keep one and submit the other to the spo receiving sensitive election materials the presiding officer p.o shall step one receive sensitive materials for use at the poland unit from the spo at the registration area center step two record and form ec 40a the civil number range of the ballot papers and total quantity of ballot papers for each type of election received from the spo step 3 check the materials to ensure they are complete module 4 the poland unit setting up the polling unit to set up the polling unit on election day the presiding officer po with his or her polling unit team on arrival at the polling unit sean step 1 remove all campaign materials if any from the polling unit step 2 hang up posters such as polling zone poland unit voting process posters and ec30e posters etc step 3 set up the layout of the polling unit and voting point in accordance with approved layout step 4 arrange the tables and cheers to facilitate easy access for the voters and in line with the commission's approved format illustrated in the manual for election officials step 5 set up the voting cubicle in such a way that the voter can mark his or her ballot papers in secret place the ballot box not more than two meters away from voting cubicle in the direction of the presiding officer and away from the polling agent step six place one stamp part in the voting cubicle for use by the voter to thumb print the ballot papers step seven place the register of voters indelible inc and barrow on table 1 for use by the assistant presiding officer apo2 step 8 place inextend stamp pad barrow and assistive aids on table 2 for use by the po or apovp step 9 check the card readers for operational readiness step 10. displayed a smart card reader to all persons present at the polling unit or voting point to ascertain the total accreditation of the smart card reader is zero by pressing on the query button step 11 open the ballot box and display it in the full view of all persons present at the polling unit or voting point to show that the ballot box is empty step 12 lock the ballot box with the seal provided and place it in not more than two meters away from the voting cubicle in the direction of the presiding officer and away from the polling agents step 13 place the ballot paper untended ballot paper on the table step 14 allow the accredited polling agents observers and journalists to enter the polling unit and sign the attendance register in the poland unit booklet quick look at poland unit layout [Music] model 5 polling procedure the polling procedure to be used in this election requires a prospective voter to cast ease or a vote immediately after being accredited accreditation and voting should commence at 8 30 a.m and close at 2 30 p.m provided that any voter already on the queue at 2 30 pm shall be granted access to accreditation and voting in the prescribed manner there shall be two-tier queueing system at the pu an outer and inner queue persons wishing to vote shall join the outer queue for which the epo3 shall invite voters to the inner cube in manageable batches frisket distancing of two meters must be maintained on the queues in the pu's cues may be demarcated for fiscal distancing using twines and markings the apo3 and security officials shall ensure that every voter joining the outer queue is wearing a face mask any persons in the pu without a face mask shall be politely turned away from the voting points odd pu step 1 request the epo3 or any other official to read out loudly the voter's code of conduct vcc at the outer voting area and place the vcc poster conspicuously at the polling unit step 2 allow voters into the inner area of the polling unit quarter point patch by batch in an orderly cube step 3 ensure that all electoral officials peo apo 1 2 and 3 properly sanitize their hands with an alcohol based hand sanitizer provided intermittently step 4 declare the poli unit open intended voter shall present him or herself to assistant presiding officer apo3 queue controller and pvc check pusha step 1 invite the first batch of voters into the inner voting area in an orderly queue step two request individuals to lower their face mask for proper identification during the voting process when necessary step 3 determine that the voter is at the correct polling unit of voting point of voting point settlement step 4 upon inspection of the pvc held by the voter if the apu-3 discovers that the pvc is not for the polling unit the apu-3 will advise the voter to proceed to the appropriate polling unit or voting point of voting point settlement step 5 confirm that the voter has not voted anywhere by inspection of the cortical of the fingernails and if satisfied direct devoted to the to the apo1 apo1 verification shall step 1 request for the pvc from the voter step 2 match the photograph on the pvc to the voter step 3 read the pvc using the smart card reader to verify that the pvc belongs to the voter and that the polling unit details in the pvc correspond with those of that polling unit step four request to clean the fingers of a voter with the prescribed disinfectant before ease or a fingerprint is read by the scr step five request the voter to place the appropriate finger in the place provided on the smart card reader for authentication step 6 clean the fingerprint scanner of the scr with the prescribed disinfectant the verified voter shall then present himself or herself to apo2 register inking and statistics who shall step 1 request for the pvc step 2 request that prospective voters remove their face mask for proper identification when necessary step 3 check the register of voters to confirm that the voter's name details and voter identification number being as contained in the register of voters step 4 tick the appropriate box of the horizontal boxes on the right margin beside the voter's details on the register showing the category of election if the person's name is on the register of voters step 5 take their public box at the level margin of the voter's details in the case of scr failure to read card fr or failure to authenticate fingerprint fm then you record voter's mobile number and active voter to thumb print in the appropriate box step 6 document the status of the voter if the voter is a pwd by completing the pwd from ec 40h as prescribed step 7 apply individual ink to the cortical of the specified finger on the left hand to indicate that the voter has been accredited to vote in that election [Music] the presiding officer po ballot issuance and overseer once the voter is accredited the voter shall present him or herself to the po who shall step 1 check the cuticle of the appropriate finger or thump nail of the voter to confirm that he or she has been accredited step two satisfied that the person before him or her has been duly accredited stamp sign and write the date on the back of the ballot papers for the respective categories of elections step 3 pre-fold the ballot papers using the roll and flatten method step 4 issue the pre-folded and endorsed ballot papers to the voter step 5 request the voter to remove his or her cell phone or any photographic device before proceeding to the voting cubicle step 6 direct the voter to the voting cubicle to mark his or her choice on a ballot paper step 7 ensure that the voter deposits the thumb printed ballot paper in the appropriate ballot box step 8 where the voter is visually impaired blind vib po shall issue to him or how the braille ballot guide or magnifying glass as the case may be note only a valid voter's card should be acceptable for accreditation and voting quick look at ballot paper folding module 6 closing of poll the presiding officer shah step 1 announce the closure of paul at 2 30 pm and request the security personnel to stand at the back of the last person in the outer queue tap two allow all voters already in the queue to continue to vote onto the last voter step 3 after every voter on the queue has voted declare voting closed step 4 cancel all the unused ballot papers by crossing them on the front of the ballot papers like this and writing the word cancelled between the lines or where available use a stamp cancelled on each of the unused ballot papers step 5 obtain the number of voters verified from the smart card reader step 6 send the number of voters verified from the smart card reader to ineq back end server step 7 count the number of accredited voters in the register of voters step 8 compare the number verified by the card reader with the number checked in the register of voters module 7 preparing for ballot sorting in preparing for sorting of the ballot the presiding officer shall step one prepare party name tags for the various parties and for rejected balance step two count the unused ballot papers and record the quantity and serial numbers of the unused ballot papers on form ec 40a step 3 count the counterfalls of the used ballot papers and record the quantity and form ec40a step 4 put the counterfoil of the used ballot papers in envelope ec50f step 5 count any spoiled ballot papers record the quantity and their serial numbers on form ec40c step 6 put the spoiled papers in envelope ec50a step 7 announce the sealed seal number to verify the seal step 8 cut the seal to unlock the ballot box and empty the content in full view of all persons present model 8 sorting procedure the presiding officer p.o charles step 1 in the case of a general election sought according to the type of election sought the ballot into separate pies for each political party and one pie for rejected ballots step two loudly count the votes called by each party in the presence of the polling agents and observers allow recount of votes on demand by a polling agent provided that such recount shall only be allowed once step 3 write the word rejected in the front of every rejected ballot step 4 show all rejected ballots to the party agents and observers present step 5 where any objection against such rejection is raised by a candidate or polling agents write the words rejected but objected to on the front of the ballot step 6 count and record the quantity and their serial numbers on form ec40b step 7 put all rejected ballots in envelope ec 50a step 8 count and record the quantity of tendered ballots on form ec 40f tendered ballot statement step nine enter the scores of the candidates in both figures and words in the appropriate forms ec8a ec8a vp series step 10 put all tendered ballots in the envelope provided step 11 fill the form ec60e and paste it conspicuously personal form ec60e is mandatory where voting points have been created the apovp shall step one enter the result on form ec 8 a vp step 2 submit to the po who shall consolidate the result using form ec-8a and attach the ec-8a vp2 from ec-8a the p.o shall then step 1 sign date and stamp the appropriate ec-8a forms step 2 announce loudly the votes scored by each political party step 3 request the candidates or their polling agents were available at the poland unit to counter sign step 4 refusal of any candidate or polling agent to counter sign the appropriate form ec-8a series shall not invalidate the result of the polling unit step 5 keep the originals of eca series and the first pink copies for the commission step 6. give to the polling agents and the police a duplicate copy each of the completed forms step 7 post the completed publication of result poster ec60e at the polling unit step 8 complete the ec 40h one for pwd information and statistics step 9 complete the pwd information boxes in the pu booklet step 10 transmit the result as prescribed step 11 transmit accreditation data using smart card reader step 12 take the card reader and the original copy of each of the forms in temple evident envelope to the registration area or world correlation officer in the company of security agents step 13 the polling agents may accompany the presiding officer to the ra or world collision center please note that at the close of polls the po and apos shall ensure the materials are properly disinfected carefully packaged and used parsnip protective materials are generically packaged for disposer reusable parsnip protecting materials shall also be carefully packaged and sent to designated collection points model 9 counting procedures immediately after sorting of ballots presiding officer po shah step 1 loudly count the votes called by each political party step 2 write on a sheet of paper the number of valid votes scored by each party to allow for cross-checking before recording same and from ec-8a series step 3 in order to ascertain the number of used ballot papers verify the result of the poll add the following a the number of spoiled ballot papers b the number of rejected ballots and c the number of valid votes scored by each political party step four verify the results according to the prescribed procedure step five enter the scores of the candidates in both words and figures in the appropriate forms ec-8a or ec-8a vp series module 10 recording of votes on form ec-8a series the presiding officer p.o charles step 1 record the number of registered voters as contained in the register of voters step 2 refer to form ec 40a to record the total number of ballot papers issued to the polling unit and the number of unused ballot papers step 3 refer to form ec40b to record the number of rejected ballots and from ec40c to record spoiled ballot papers step four record the valid votes scored by each of the political parties in figures and in words in the spaces provided step 5 add up and record the total valid votes scored by all the parties at the bottom of the form as well as in the box for item 7 at the top of the phone step 6 add up the number of spoiled ballot papers plus the number of rejected ballots plus the total valid votes to get the number of used ballot papers and record same in the box provided step 7 cancel not contested phrase at the bottom of the form eca series where election was held step 8 write his or her name on the relevant form ec-8a with stamp and date sign on the form and request the polling agent's present to counter-sign it step 9 loudly announce the result of the poll at the polling unit for the information of those present step 10 give duplicate copies of the completed form ec8a to each of the polling agents and police or any other security personnel present at the polling unit step 11 complete the resort poster form ec60e and paste it at a conspicuous place in the polling unit module 11 packing up following the completion of recording of the votes on forms ec-8a and or ec-8a1 and 2 and ec-8a-vp the presiding officer p.o charles step 1 put the original form ec8a and or ec8a1 and ec8a vp statement of result of pull from the polling unit in the temple-proof envelopes and completes the form ec40h1 from ec40h step two gather the order envelopes containing the following items separated during the sorting process 1. envelope ec50a envelope containing unused ballot papers 2. envelope ec 50c containing counterfoils of ballot papers 3. tendered ballot papers and form ec 40f tendered ballot statement 4 envelope ec 50a containing rejected and spoiled ballot papers step 3 put the following envelopes in the ballot box 1. envelope ec 50f envelopes containing counterfoils of used ballot papers 2. envelopes containing the used ballot papers envelope ec50v step 4 seal ballot box with the seals provided step 5 put all the remaining envelopes in the inec bag 1. tamper-proof envelope containing the original copier form ec-8a ec-8a1 and or ec-8a-vp poland unit booklet where applicable 2. envelope ec 50b containing the register of voter's intended vote list 3. envelope containing poland unit booklet four envelopes ec50a containing unused ballot papers five envelopes contain intended ballot papers and form ec40f six envelopes ec50a containing rejected and spoiled ballot papers seven all extra copies are from ec8a ec8a1n or ec-8avp and all miscellaneous materials such as the inexterms indelible inc stamp pods and barrow step six proceed immediately to the registration area world reward collection center and nowhere else accompanied by the assistant presiding officers apos party agents and security agents with the inec bag ballot box voting cubicle and smart card reader step 7 submit the completed original copies of form ec8a series and ec40h and ec40h1 contained in the tamper-proof envelope and the smart card readers to the ra world co and all other materials to the spo once all these steps are followed and completed you have successfully completed your election day activity as an election official good luck