This study investigated voter’s perception of the role of e-voting in ensuring credible elections in Nigeria. The study is delimited to registered voters in Calabar metropolis. The research design adopted for this study was the survey design. The researcher adopted the purposive sampling technique in selecting sample from the population of study. A sample size of two hundred and fifty respondents were selected for study. The researcher utilized the questionnaire in gathering quantitative data for the study. The research questions were analyzed using simple percentage and chi-square test statistic. The results of the study highlighted that there existed significant challenges in the areas of malfunctioning smart card readers, poor network connectivity to enable the prospect of electronic transmission of results as well as poor technical skills of INEC adhoc staff amongst others. However the study was able to establish that e-voting had several benefits such as enabling credible and transparent elections. Further analysis using chi square test statistic established a positive significant relationship between e-voting and credible elections in Nigeria. The study recommended immediate legislation to enable full implementation of e-voting in future polls as well as comprehensive ICT education for voters and technical adhoc staff of INEC.
