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kind: "diff"
citation: "S. Con. Res. 1"
bill: "116-sconres-1"
heading: "Calling for credible, transparent, and safe elections in Nigeria, and for other purposes."
from: "is"
from_label: "Introduced in Senate"
to: "es"
to_label: "Engrossed in Senate"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/116/sconres/1/changes/es"
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# S. Con. Res. 1 — what changed

S. Con. Res. 1, Calling for credible, transparent, and safe elections in Nigeria, and for other purposes. — 1 section amended between Introduced in Senate and Engrossed in Senate.

Edits are marked `<del>struck</del>` and `<ins>inserted</ins>`.

## (unnamed section)

- That <del>the Senate—</del><ins>Congress—</ins>
- (1) reaffirms <del>that </del>the <del>people </del><ins>commitment </ins>of the United States <del>will continue </del>to <del>stand with the people of Nigeria in support of </del><ins>supporting </ins>peace and <del>democracy;</del><ins>democracy in Nigeria;</ins>
- (2) calls on the Government of Nigeria and all <ins>Nigerian </ins>political parties and actors to—
  - (A) take actions to facilitate <del>elections that are </del>credible, <del>transparent, </del><ins>transparent , </ins>and peaceful <del>in order to support </del><ins>elections that reflect </ins>the will of the people and advance the consolidation of democracy and the stability of the broader region;
  - (B) condemn in the strongest terms the use of speech that incites <del>to </del>violence, and refrain from <del>any rhetoric or action that seeks </del><ins>efforts </ins>to demonize or delegitimize opponents, sow division among Nigerians, or otherwise inflame tensions;
  - (C) seek to resolve any disputes over results peacefully, including through <del>the legal system </del><ins>judicial processes </ins>as <del>necessary; and</del><ins>necessary;</ins>
  - (D) respect the impartiality of the Independent National Electoral <del>Commission;</del><ins>Commission; and</ins>
  - (E) <ins>take measures to combat vote buying;</ins>
- (3) calls on the Government of Nigeria to—
  - (A) refrain from deploying security forces in a partisan manner;
  - (B) ensure that security services maintain the highest level of professionalism and impartiality in facilitating the electoral process, enable accredited observers and journalists to perform their work, and protect the right of citizens to exercise their votes <del>freely;</del><ins>freely; and</ins>
  - (C) <del>move expeditiously to finalize the proposed reforms to the legal framework for </del><ins>enforce laws against election malfeasance, including vote buying, and ensure equal and robust application of such laws through appropriate mechanisms, including through </ins>the <del>2019 elections; and</del><ins>establishment of an Electoral Offenses Commission and Tribunal;</ins>
  - (D) <del>enforce laws against election malfeasance, including vote buying, and ensure equal and robust application through such measures as the establishment of the Electoral Offenses Commission and Tribunal;</del>
- (4) urges all Nigerians to fully and peacefully engage in the electoral process, insist on full enfranchisement, reject inflammatory or divisive rhetoric or actions, and seek to resolve any disputes over results through the legal system;
- (5) calls upon the Independent National Electoral Commission to sustain confidence and trust in its management of the electoral process <del>by—</del><ins>by taking effective measures to—</ins>
  - (A) <del>taking concrete measures to </del>combat vote buying through voter education <del>campaigns, enforcement of laws against voter inducement, and a nationwide ban on cell phones in the voting cubicle;</del><ins>campaigns;</ins>
  - (B) <del>releasing specimen ballots well </del><ins>institute a nationwide ban on cell phones </ins>in <del>advance of Election Day so that civil society and other electoral stakeholders can conduct sufficient education to orient voters;</del><ins>the voting cubicle;</ins>
  - (C) <del>making adequate arrangements to </del>ensure the participation in the election of internally displaced persons (IDPs); and
  - (D) <del>taking steps to </del>clean the voter <del>roll </del><ins>rolls </ins>and ensure timely production and distribution of the Permanent Voter Card to new voters;
- (6) encourages political parties in Nigeria to adhere to and enforce existing codes of conduct that commit parties to democratic electoral standards regarding campaign use of resources, engagement of voters, peaceful resolution of disputes, and acceptance of verified and credible results;
- (7) condemns any efforts on the part of any politicians or political parties in Nigeria to politicize the security and law enforcement agencies;
- (8) encourages civil society organizations in Nigeria to—
  - (A) promote the peaceful participation of citizens in the electoral process and draw on existing inter-religious and peacebuilding bodies to enhance their efforts;
  - (B) disseminate information about citizen-based observation findings and analysis to increase public knowledge and understanding about the conduct of the elections; and
  - (C) continue leading important early warning and response <del>mechanisms </del><ins>activities </ins>to mitigate election-related violence, including monitoring efforts to incite violence or further inflame tensions;
- (9) supports efforts by the Department of <del>State, including the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, </del><ins>State </ins>and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to assist <del>election-related preparation </del><ins>elections preparations </ins>in Nigeria, including through programs focused on conflict mitigation; and
- (10) calls on the United States Government and other international partners, especially election-focused nongovernmental organizations, to—
  - (A) continue to support efforts by the Government of Nigeria to address the remaining electoral preparation challenges and identify gaps in which additional resources or diplomatic engagement could make important contributions to the conduct of <del>the </del><ins>credible, transparent </ins>elections; and
  - (B) support civil society organizations and media organizations working <del>towards </del><ins>to enhance </ins>transparency and accountability in the use of state resources around the election period.