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DICE — Development Initiative for Citizens Enlightenment

Voter Education

Plain answers on registering, getting your PVC, voting on election day and what happens after — from INEC’s FAQ booklet and the Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections, 2026.

266 questions answered 10 topics 2026 regulations included
Am I ready to vote? →Five quick checks. Election day, step by step →From the queue to the count. What if…? →Problems on the day, solved. Test yourself →Eight quick questions. All questions by topic →266 answers in 10 topics.
Check yourself

Am I ready to vote?

Answer five questions. These are the conditions in clause 5 of the 2026 Regulations.

Election day

Election day, step by step

What happens at your polling unit, in order. Use the buttons or the numbers to move through the steps.

Problems on the day

What if…?

Tap a situation to see what the 2026 Regulations say.

Test yourself

How well do you know the rules?

Eight questions. You get the answer and the reason straight away.

All questions

Questions and answers by topic

Pick a topic, or search. Tap a question to open the answer.

Jargon buster

Election words and acronyms

Filter the list to find a term.

Get help

Still have a question? Ask INEC.

The INEC Citizens Contact Centre (ICCC) takes enquiries, complaints and suggestions. Report vote buying on the dedicated hotline.

Sources: INEC, Frequently Asked Questions on the Electoral Process (August 2022 edition, prepared under the Electoral Act 2022); INEC, Regulations and Guidelines for the Conduct of Elections, 2026. Answers are shown as written in the FAQ booklet, lightly cleaned for reading. Where the 2026 Regulations or the Electoral Act 2026 changed a rule, an update note appears under the answer; notes marked “as reported” come from published summaries of the Electoral Act 2026 — check the Act itself before relying on them. Section numbers in the booklet refer to the Electoral Act 2022. Contact details are from the booklet.