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The essential point
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The amendment document says that when electronic voter identification fails, the presiding officer should show the failure to candidates and agents, complete a verification form, use the printed register and then issue a ballot.
Evidence: Electronic-identification fallback, amendment regulation 31(c), Gazette p. 373; retained PDF physical p. 9
Why it matters
It also makes polling-station results directly observable: announce them before communication, invite signatures, give copies to parties, candidates or agents, and post a copy at the station.
Evidence: Polling-station declaration, amendment regulation 34, Gazette p. 374; retained PDF physical p. 10
Open the key points and evidence
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The added presiding-officer functions cover polling, counting, announcing and submitting station results, plus electronic transmission of presidential results to constituency, county and national tallying centres.
Presiding-officer functions, amendment regulation 5, Gazette p. 367; retained PDF physical p. 3 -
Before counting, the presiding officer should record in the station diary how many voters were identified through the printed register, with candidates and agents present.
Printed-register count, amendment regulation 32, Gazette p. 374; retained PDF physical p. 10 -
The document gives the presiding officer the final decision on a disputed ballot’s validity and which candidate receives it.
Disputed ballot decision, amendment regulation 33(b), Gazette p. 374; retained PDF physical p. 10 -
At constituency tallying, it says station counts should be disregarded when valid votes exceed registered voters or total votes exceed turnout.
Constituency tally checks, amendment regulation 37, Gazette p. 375; retained PDF physical p. 11 -
The safe-custody list includes declaration forms, sealed voter-register copies, the electronic identification device, polling-station diaries, sealed ballot boxes and election materials.
Election-material safe custody, amendment regulation 38, Gazette p. 377; retained PDF physical p. 13
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