When the party registered at the election authority, it was forced to supply a meaning for each initial.

By tonight, election authorities had already received challenges to his petitions from at least 10 districts.

In many states, election authorities can levy fines for a variety of offenses.

This year, to bolster turnout, the election authorities decided to hold the assembly vote at the same time as local elections.

It was registered with the election authorities in 1995.

General Obasanjo had yet to make any public statement, apparently waiting for election authorities to give him the official nod.

The election authorities turned down the requests, saying that the party names were clearly different.

The municipalities and the national election authority have the responsibility to organise the elections.

Thus the election authority cannot trace votes to serial numbers.

After an election, the election authority will post an image of each receipt online.