2011 Election Timelines


ELECTION TIMELINE 2010/2011
Schedule of Electoral Activities	140 days	23/11/2010 – 17/11/2011
Issuance of Notice Of Election {S30(1)}	1	23/11/2010 – 23/11/2010
Release of Timetable of 2011 General Elections	1	23/11/2010 – 23/11/2010
Conduct of Party Primaries by Political Parties (s87)	49	26/11/2010 – 15/1/2011
Campaign by Political Parties	131 days	1/12/2010 – 15/4/2011
Campaign by Political Parties in Public Commences {S99(1)}	1	1/12/2010 – 1/12/2010
Campaign of National Assembly Elections {S99(1)}	117 days	1/12/2010 – 1/4/2011
Campaign for Presidential Elections {S99(1)}	124 days	1/12/2010 – 8/4/2011
Campaign for Governor/State Assembly Elections {S99(1)}	131 days	1/12/2010 – 15/4/2011
Collection of Forms CF001&CF002 (Afidavit/Particulars & Party’s List of Candidates)	7 days	15/12/2011 – 23/1/2011
Registration of Voters S(5)	15 days	15/1/2011 – 30/1/2011
Last Day for the Submission of Form CF001 CF002 at INEC HQ	1 day	31/1/2011 – 31/1/2011
Display of Register of Voters for Claim & Objection {S19(1)}	6 days	3/2/2011 – 9/2/2011
Publication of Personal Particulars of Candidates (CF001) {S31(3)}	1 day	6/2/2011 – 7/2/2011
Last Day of Withdrawal of Candidates/Substitution of Withdrawn Candidates by Political Parties
For National Assembly Election {S35(1)}		14/2/2011 – 14/2/2011
For Presidential Election {S35(1)		21/2/2011 – 21/2/2011
For Government/State Assembly Election {S35(1)}		28/2/2011 – 28/2/2011
Publication of Personal Particulars of Candidates (CF001) of Substitute Candidates {S32(3)}		21/2/2011 – 21/2/2011


.	Collection of Nomination Forms	4 days	7/2/2011 – 10/2/2011
.	Last Day for the Submission of Nomination Forms by Political Parties	1 day	21/2/2011 – 21/2/2011
.	Publication of Official Register of Voters for Election (S20)		2/3/2011 – 2/3/2011
.	Publication of List of Nominated Candidates For National Assembly Election (S34)	14 days	2/3/2011 – 16/3/2011
.	Publication of Notice of Poll	1 day	18/3/2011 – 18/3/2011
.	Submission of Names of Party Agents to the Resident Electoral Commission (S45)	1 day	25/3/2011 – 25/3/2011
.	Last Days For Campaign Highlights	14.5 days	1/4/2011 – 15/4/2011
.	National Assembly Elections {S99(1)}	1 day	1/12/2011 – 1/12/2011
.	Presidential Elections {S99(1)}	1 day	8/04/2011- 8/4/2011
.	Government/State Assembly Elections{S99(1)}	1 day	15/4/2011 – 15/4/2011
.	Date of Election	14.5 days	2/4/2011 – 17/4/2011
.	National Assembly Elections		2/4/2011 – 17/4/2011
.	Presidential Elections		9/4/2011 – 10/4/2011
.	Government/State Assembly Elections		16/4/2011 – 17/4/2011