-
Design And Implementation Of A Web Based Voters Registration System
[A CASE STUDY OF INEC]
CHAPTER ONE -- [Total Page(s) 2]
Page 2 of 2
-
-
-
1.2 Statement of Problem
Lack of credible voters register has been
widely criticized by Nigerians as the curse of electoral lapses in the
electoral system. The voters register is been organized by the
Independent National Electoral Commission which is the National body.
The State Independent Electoral Commission must depend on INEC for their
voters register. These denials the state independent electoral
commission the opportunity to manage their voters registers. In most
cases, states have to wait for INEC to provide the voters register
before they can conduct state elections. This constitutes a big problem
to conducting a free and fair election at state levels. The register of
voters as provided by independent National Electoral Commission was
deficient in several respects (Hardy, 2014).
1. Some units did
not have the name of any voter on the register (the so-called zero
units) and yet there were people in those units who had authentic
voter’s card.
2. Many persons who turned up with authentic voter’s cards did not have their names on the register of voters.
3. Names of voters were swapped between units and wards that were unrelated.
4. Missing photography’s and mismatch of photographs with the names on the register.
1.3 Aims and Objectives of the Study
The
main aim of this study is to design and implement an electronic voter’s
registration system for credible elections within state levels.
Therefore, the specific objectives are as follow;
1. To develop a system that will carryout basic information/management functions of voter registration database (VRD).
2. To implement an electronic device that will add up individuals to the list and maintaining the list during voting period.
3. To design a system that will source data for poll books (list of eligible voters in localities for use at polling units).
4. To develop software for state voter registration systems that assists local election officials in conducting elections.
1.4 Scope of the Study
This
research work is centered on design and implementation of voters
registration system. The scope will focus on State Independent Electoral
Commission (SIEC) to use electronic device in capturing voter’s
information. The design will cover some security issues like capturing
the picture of the electorates for validation during election.
1.5 Limitations of the Study
This
research work was limited to developing a database for storing state
voters register. Therefore, it will not cover national voters register.
Due
to time constraint, program developed covers functionality like voter’s
cards verification and adding individuals to the list.
1.6 Significance of the Study
The
significance of this work cannot be overemphasized. This is because the
project work will be of benefits in a good number of ways such as
conducting credible elections within the state level. It will also
enable the state electoral body to achieve the followings.
1. Conduct free and fair election within the state
2. Maintain a state voters register electronically
3. Determine the voting strength of the state
4. Eliminate disenfranchising electorates
CHAPTER ONE -- [Total Page(s) 2]
Page 2 of 2
-
-
ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The electoral system in Nigeria have had poor record in electoral process, this have been attributed to the poor registration of voters. The electoral bodies in the past were based on manual registration process, which gave room for electoral fraud mostly in the state level. Also, the state electoral bodies in Nigeria operates under a federal voters register, so the need to develop “a single, uniform, official, centralized, interactive computerized state voter registration list defined, ma ... Continue reading---
