Subject: Nigeria Election Watch, Issue 3 March 15 2011
From: "National Democratic Institute" <[email-masked]>
To: "R. Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:22:31 -0400

MARCH 15, 2011
NIGERIA ELECTION WATCH, ISSUE 3 [1]
	Citizens of   Africa&rsquo;s most populous country will go to the
polls in April to elect their   leaders for the fourth time since
Nigeria&rsquo;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&rsquo;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 &raquo; [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\'&raquo; [4] 	*Coalition to monitor vote for better elections in
Nigeria&raquo; [5] 	*NDI delegation finds encouraging developments and
significant hurdles as Nigeria prepares for 2011 elections&raquo; [6]
	*Nigeria Election Watch, 2007&raquo; [7] 	*Nigeria Election Watch,
2003&raquo; [8] 	*NDI&rsquo;s programs in Nigeria&raquo; [9]
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