{"id":103485,"date":"2021-11-06T16:05:55","date_gmt":"2021-11-06T15:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=103485"},"modified":"2021-11-06T16:05:55","modified_gmt":"2021-11-06T15:05:55","slug":"anambradecides-inec-extends-voting-time-over-bvas-malfunction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/06\/anambradecides-inec-extends-voting-time-over-bvas-malfunction\/","title":{"rendered":"#AnambraDecides: INEC extends voting time over BVAS malfunction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that the voting time in Anambra governorship election has been extended to 4pm over the malfunctioning of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in some polling units.<\/p>\n<p>The malfunctioning of BVAS has been reported in some polling units across the state.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday by resident electoral commissioner, Nwachukwu Orji.<\/p>\n<p>The commission said the extension applies to areas where polling units were opened after the commencement period of 8:30am.<\/p>\n<p>INEC called for patience, assuring the electorate that no voter will be disenfranchised and all votes will count.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Independent National Electoral Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/11\/06\/inec-reveals-why-pvcs-were-distributed-hours-before-anambra-guber-poll\/\">(INEC)<\/a> has extended the period for opening and closing of poll from 8.30am to 4.00pm. This revised closing time applies to areas where Polling Units opened after the commencement period of 8.30am. In line with existing regulations and guidelines of the Commission, any intending voter who is on the queue by 4.00 pm shall be allowed to vote. All Polling Unit staff must comply with this directive,\u201d the statement read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe extension of time arose out of several field reports that voters have had problems with accreditation. The Commission is currently investigating the reason the accreditation devices, Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), have worked perfectly in some polling units, but not in others.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn some of the cases, it would seem that this resulted from software glitches. Our technicians have already built an update to the devise software to prevent further challenges. The update is currently being installed in the concerned BVAS and we request voters, candidates and agents to be patient and allow our technical staff to solve the problem.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The commission said its deployment has also been adversely affected by transportation challenges in some locations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt must be noted that on account of security concerns, some of the transporters that were mobilized and collected 50% of their sign on fee backed out at the last moment, leaving some of our ad-hoc staff stranded. Also, some of the trained ad-hoc staff backed out at the last moment,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Commission is on top of these challenges and extant regulations and guidelines will be applied on a case by case bases. Consequently, we are harvesting areas where voting will realistically no longer take place today, including places where substantial disruption has occurred, to enable a possible recommencement of voting at another time, in line with extant laws and the regulations and guidelines of the Commission.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe appeal to all voters, candidates, stakeholders communities and political parties to remain calm and law abiding. We assure you that the Commission is determined to a make all votes count.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that the voting time in Anambra governorship election has been extended to 4pm over the malfunctioning of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) in some polling units. The malfunctioning of BVAS has been reported in some polling units across the state. 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