Journal of African Studies and Sustainable Development

The present discourse purports to examine, first; the American e-Voting system and secondly; how this system will uplift Nigerian electoral process. This study intends to save the situation of Nigerian electoral flops, inconclusive elections emanating from electoral tensions, election infractions and irregularities, if Nigeria goes the full hug of e-Voting which brings about transparency with free and fair elections. The study adopts the method of ‘what is’ and ‘what ought to be’. The study discovered that ‘what is’, the manual/paper balloting practiced by Nigeria has done more harm than good to Nigerians and argues that Nigeria needs to urgently emulate ‘what ought to be’, the American e-Voting system for the sole aim of having a better political system. The study therefore, attempts using the qualitative survey method to unveil/unravel the relevance of e-Voting in Nigerian electoral process. It is no gain belabouring this obvious need that will allow the participation of the physically challenged, the visually impaired and Nigerian citizens in diaspora to exercise their franchise and the time consciousness of casting and counting of votes, collation and announcement of election results.

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