Election remains the most peaceful and popular means of establishing a democratic government. In Nigeria, the cancer of electoral corruption has cast a shadow on the nation’s democratic prospects. To curb the shenanigans, successive governments since the inception of the Fourth Republic have become involved in the engineering of the electoral system, taking the form of manipulating electoral rules thought capable of guaranteeing a transparent electoral process. Using Rational Choice Institutional theory as a framework for analysis, this chapter examines the use and consequences of innovative ventures on general elections in the Fourth Republic. The data generated from secondary sources, which included archival materials such as the Nigerian constitution, government gazettes, election observers’ opinions, and relevant documentary materials, were analysed. While significant progress has been made in the drive towards a transparent electoral process, especially in the 2011 and 2015 general elections, many efforts are still required from the Government and Nigeria’s electoral umpires to address emerging issues of vote buying and certain lapses as revealed in the 2023 general elections.