Section 35: Election of Governor.

(1) An election to the office of Governor shall be held on a date to be appointed by the Independent National Electoral Commission.
(2) Where in an election to the office of Governor-
(a) at the close of nomination only one candidate has been nominated, the Independent National Electoral Commission shall extend the time for nomination; or
(b) at the close of nomination one of the two candidates nominated for the election is the only candidate by reason of the disqualification, withdrawal, incapacitation, disappearance or death of the other candidate, or by order of a court, the Independent National Electoral Commission shall extend the time for nomination, so however that where after the extension only one candidate remains validly nominated there shall be no further extension and section 36 of this Act shall thereupon apply.
(3) For the purpose of an election under this Act, the constituency for the Governorship election shall be the entire State while the constituency for the House of Assembly of a State shall be the State Constituency.
(4) Every person who is registered to vote at an election of a member of a legislative house shall be entitled to vote at an election to the office of Governor.