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Electoral offences and their sanctions
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4.0 Elections Electoral Offences Arguably, voting could be described as theclimax of the electoral process.Election Day could therefore be described as theday of reckoning. It is a very anxious moment for all stakeholders in the elections. It is, indeed, a well known fact that the tensions, complexities and uncertainties surrounding elections bring in its trail acts of commissions and omissions. Political parties and candidates are all anxious of victory. More often than not, they only dream of victory, forgetting that in elections, there are two possibilities, a win or loss. This day of reckoning is very crucial. The voter at this stage sees him/herself as now having the power to be part of the decision-making process. In like manner, the politician or candidate who has been campaigning all this while, will always remain restless and anxious till election results are announced and winners, declared. 43