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Plead from evidence, not from WhatsApp.

Polling-unit evidence for 2027 petitions, captured before polls close and ready on day one of the 21-day clock. Your juniors stop chasing agents and start drafting.

Introduce National Assembly clients by 10 DecState races by 6 Jan
Bound evidence files and photographic prints on a desk in law chambers
The clock

The evidence has to exist before the clock starts.

Evidence packs arrive within 7 days of the election, leaving about two weeks of the 21-day window for pleadings.
IReV report
Evidence packs
Two weeks for pleadings
Day 072 hDay 7Day 21 · file
21 days

To file a petition after declaration (Constitution, s.285).

180 days

For the tribunal to deliver judgment.

60 days

For each appeal.

Why 2027 is different

Petitions will turn on polling-unit evidence.

s.60(3) Electoral Act 2026

IReV upload is mandatory

Upload of the signed EC8A is mandatory, and legal analysts read IReV records as admissible in tribunals.

Transmission failure

The signed sheet is the fallback

The countersigned EC8A becomes the basis for collation, and your client's agents hold the copy.

Commentary on the 2026 Act

Witnesses matter again

The shortcut that let documents in without polling-unit witnesses is gone.

Lawal v. Matawalle (2024)

Over-voting is proved unit by unit

EC8A and BVAS evidence tied together through witnesses.

The deliverable

Everything for one polling unit, in one file.

Every flagged unit gets a pack your team can review, check against the original image and plead from.

Sealed at capture

Fingerprint, device time, GPS and agent ID locked to each photo on the phone.

Originals never overwritten

Edits create new versions. Every view, download and export is logged by user and time.

Evidence certificate

A signed description of the system for computer-generated evidence under the Evidence Act. Confirm the approach for each matter.

Public verify page

The tribunal or the other side can confirm a pack hasn't changed since export, without seeing any client data.

Evidence pack · 2 of 12

Ward 04 · PU 012

≠ Flagged
Signed EC8A
Original photo + fingerprint
Captured
16 Jan 2027 · 17:42 · on site
Agent
Appointed, on INEC list, consented
vs IReV
≠ Total differs by 86
Incidents
BVAS paused 40 min
Witness
Draft statement ready for review
17:42:09Sealed on device · 9f3c41d0…a71e
19:15:33Received · receipt fingerprint matches
21:02:40Flagged vs IReV · reviewer confirmed
23 Jan 10:11Pack exported · legal hold on

Illustrative example; figures are not from a real polling unit.

Download the sample pack (PDF, 3 pages, 0.5 MB)
What your team gets

One record per unit, ready to plead.

CapabilityWhat it doesValue in court
Verified agent rosterMatched to the INEC list, unit code, ID and consentWitnesses you can find and call
EC8A evidence vaultTimestamped, GPS-tagged photos, sealed at captureShows the image is unaltered
Incident logBVAS failure, over-voting, non-upload, with photo and timeSpecific pleadings, not general claims
IReV reconciliationAI reads the agent sheet and the IReV upload, flags mismatchesA ranked list of units to plead
Evidence packOne export per unit with a draft witness statementDays off petition preparation
Witness trackerAvailability and statement status through trialNo lost witnesses before hearing

AI reading is triage. Every flag links to both original images so your team verifies before pleading.

Packages

Three ways in, depending on where your client is.

Before the agent deadline

Evidence Ready

  • The full platform for the client's race
  • Live legal view of flagged units on election night
  • IReV report in 72 hours, packs in 7 days
Within 72 hours of declaration

Petition Sprint

  • For clients who didn't use Evidtrail
  • IReV download and AI reading for the whole constituency
  • Imports existing WhatsApp photos, marked as lower integrity
  • Discrepancy report and packs for flagged units
Filing to judgment

Trial Support

  • Witness tracker and extra exports
  • BVAS and IReV cross-checks for new issues
  • Analyst support for cross-examination prep

Respondents need this too. A winning candidate can use the same reconciliation to rebut a petitioner's figures, unit by unit.

Working with your firm

Pick the model that fits your practice.

Recommended vendor

You introduce clients and we contract with them directly. Your firm gets access to each referred client's evidence dashboard.

Firm-billed

Your firm buys Evidtrail and bills it as a disbursement, with your branding on evidence packs.

Panel partner

An annual agreement for all your 2027 election matters: onboarding within 24 hours and a named analyst.

Any referral benefit is disclosed to the client in writing. Confirm the arrangement under the Rules of Professional Conduct.

How an engagement runs

From the agent deadline to judgment.

  1. 01
    Kick-off call

    Agree incidents to capture and the pack format.

    Week 0
  2. 02
    Roster loaded and verified
    10 Dec / 6 Jan
  3. 03
    Training and dry run

    You review a sample pack and request changes.

    2–4 wks before
  4. 04
    Election day: live legal view
    16 Jan / 6 Feb
  5. 05
    Reconciliation and ranked units

    Petition Sprint clients start here.

    72 hours
  6. 06
    Packs and draft witness statements
    7 days
  7. 07
    Witness tracker and analyst support
    To judgment
Introduce clients by 10 Dec

See a sample evidence pack.

A 30-minute walkthrough of a full evidence pack from a mock constituency, with the chain-of-custody log and the verify page.

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