Civic Education JSS2 Third Term

Sub-theme: Democracy

Week 7

Election and voters’ responsibilities III

Performance objectives

The student should be able to:

1. Describe the procedure for voting

2. Discuss the importance of the election

Content

The procedure for voting

1. Passing into law all rules that relate to elections and voting behaviour of the people.

2. Division of the country into the electoral group

3. Registration and updating of electoral candidates and political parties.

4. Appointment and training officials and construction of polling booths.

5. Assignment of electoral officials to various polling centres.

6. Supervision of the voting process and announcement of election results by the electoral commission staff.