22 Facts About Electoral Commission

1. Electoral Commission told InFacts it wouldn't comment on something that was part of an ongoing investigation.

2. In 1978, the Federal Electoral Commission was constituted by the regime of General Olusegun Obasanjo, organizing the elections of 1979 which ushered in the Nigerian Second Republic under the leadership of Alhaji Shehu Shagari.

3. The Federal Electoral Commission, established in 1960 conducted the immediate post-independence federal and regional elections of 1964 and 1965.

4. Electoral Commission is an independent Crown entity set up by the New Zealand Parliament.

5. Electoral Commission was to have five members from the House of Representatives, five from the Senate, and four members from the Supreme Court.

6. Electoral Commission is answerable to Parliament via the Speaker's Committee.

7. Electoral Commission has a number of responsibilities in relation to referendums.

8. Electoral Commission is responsible for recommending which regions are allocated how many of the 73 seats that the United Kingdom holds at the European Parliament.

9. Electoral Commission has set performance standards for returning officers and referendum counting officers in Great Britain.

10. Electoral Commission produces guidance and gives advice on electoral administration to returning officers and electoral administrators in Great Britain.

11. Electoral Commission has published performance standards for electoral registration in Great Britain.

12. Electoral Commission produces guidance and gives advice on electoral registration to electoral registration officers in Great Britain.

13. Electoral Commission maintains the registers of political parties in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

14. Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament.

15. Electoral Commission held its meetings in the Supreme Court chamber.

16. Electoral Commission was a temporary body created on January 29, 1877 by the United States Congress to resolve the disputed United States presidential election of 1876.

17. Electoral Commission was set up in 2000 and reports to the UK and Scottish Parliaments.

18. Electoral Commission has returned the writ of elections to President Jioji Konrote confirming that the 2018 general elections is completed.

19. Electoral Commission returns writ of elections to President Konrote confirming completion of elections.

20. Electoral Commission is currently investigating money paid by Mid and East Antrim Council to sponsor a table at a dinner hosted by DUP MP Ian Paisley.

21. Electoral Commission recommended a major redistribution of ridings in the Porter Creek area of Whitehorse, to accommodate ongoing and projected growth in the Whistle Bend neighbourhood.

22. Electoral Commission is currently investigating money paid by Mid and East Antrim Council to sponsor a table at a dinner hosted by the the DUP MP Ian Paisley.