The processes, carried out in accordance with the Representation of the People Act Cap 1:03 , up to the point of the signing of the Statement of Poll, would have ensured the validity of each vote contained in the totals therein.
It is at this point that the Representation of the People Act Cap 1:03 mandates that a copy of the signed Statement of Poll is to be displayed in a prominent place outside the polling station.
From a logical point of view, nothing omitted from the box either intentionally or in error could therefore have had any bearing on the validity of votes contained in the totals on the signed Statement of Poll since the Representation of the People Act Cap 1:03 mandates that this would have had to have been prepared, signed and posted outside the polling station prior to the packing and sealing of the ballot box.
If the decision of the Court of Appeal is to be interpreted this way, then it renders the process of counting at the place of poll redundant and makes a mockery of the entire section of the Representation of the People Act Cap 1:03 that mandates this process.
This, in conjunction with the various checks and balances put in place on election day at each polling station in accordance with the Representation of the People Act Cap 1:03 , will ensure that only valid votes are counted at the place of poll.
