The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced plans to resume the nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in February 2025.
According to the Commission, the exercise will initially take place at the local government area (LGA) level before expanding to registration areas.
In a memo dated November 20, 2024, INEC Secretary Rose Oriaran-Anthony directed Resident Electoral Commissioners to begin preparations for the upcoming exercise.
“Kindly provide the following information for adequate preparation for the exercise: Status of INEC Voter Enrolment Device (IVED) and accessories in the state.
“Status of both coloured and black/white heavy-duty printers and availability of CVR Forms/materials.
“The commission is considering commencing the exercise at Local Government Area (LGA) level and later devolve to Registration Area (RA) level.
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“The state offices are expected to identify and select staff that will work as voter registration officials.
“You are to please prepare the information of uncollected Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) to facilitate the printing of the Register of uncollected PVCs for display during the exercise,” the memo read.
In July 2022, the electoral commission suspended the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in preparation for the 2023 general elections.
However, it continued voter registration activities in states where off-cycle elections were held.
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