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[Section 76(1) is altered 76. Time of election to the National Assembly by Constitution of the (1) Elections to each House of the National Assembly shall be held Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (First on a date to be appointed by the Independent National Electoral Alteration Act) 2010] Commission in accordance with the Electoral Act. [Section 76(2) is altered (2) The date mentioned in subsection (1) of this section shall not be by Constitution of the earlier than one hundred and fifty days and not later than thirty days Federal Republic of before the date on which the House stands dissolved, or where the Nigeria, 1999 (Second election is to fill a vacancy occurring more than ninety days before Alteration Act) 2010] such date; not later than thirty days after the vacancy occurred. 77. Direct election and franchise (1) Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, every Senatorial district or Federal constituency established in accordance with the provisions of this Part of this Chapter shall return one member who shall be directly elected to the Senate or the House of Representatives in such manner as may be prescribed by an Act of the National Assembly. (2) Every citizen of Nigeria, who has attained the age of eighteen years, residing in Nigeria at the time of the registration of voters for purposes of election to a legislative house, shall be entitled to be registered as a voter for that election. 78. Supervision of election The registration of voters and the conduct of elections shall be subject to the direction and supervision of the Independent National Electoral Commission. 79. Power of the National Assembly as to determination of certain questions The National Assembly shall make provisions as respects - (a) persons who may apply to an election tribunal for determination of any question as to whether - (i) any person has been validly elected as a member of the Senate or of the House of Representatives, (ii) the term of office of any person has ceased, or (iii) the seat in the Senate or in the House of Representatives of a member of that House has become vacant; 68 The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Updated with the First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Alterations