14 than 550 voters at each polling place. Regrettably, however, records of count from some of the polling places in and around the country are more than 550. 2. Verifying and recording the number of ballot papers at polling places prior to the commencement of voting, evidencing the starting and ending serial numbers of ballot papers, attested to by all party representatives are of critical importance. The absence of this has demonstrated a deliberate and calculated conduct on the part of the NEC to compromise the credibility of the entire electoral process, creating the opportunity for fraud. For the electoral process to have been credible, fair, and transparent, and perceived as such, the starting and ending serial numbers of the ballots used at every polling place should have been recorded and attested to by party/candidate agents prior to the commencement of voting. Pursuant thereto, the NEC prepared and published the "Polling And Counting Manual For Staff, Presidential And Representatives Elections 2017," which contains the Presiding Officer's Worksheet. The Presiding Officer's Worksheet was de-signed to record the starting and ending serial numbers of the ballots, among other things, with provisions for the signature of party/candidate agents. 3. The primary purpose of the verification exercise was not only to ensure accountability of the ballots, but also to expose attempts, calculated as they may be, to engage in vote rigging and vote padding. Failure to use the Presiding Officer's Worksheet prevented the process of reconciling the number of ballot papers brought to each center, the numbers of ballot papers cast, (including valid and invalid, replaced, spoiled, unused) at the close of the voting exercise. Regrettably, this very critical requirement that would have ensured accountability and credibility was deliberately disregarded by the NEC. Under these circumstances, it can never be determined, with any legal or rational certainty the number of ballot papers properly used, [or] probably stuffed, when there is no verifiable reference basis in terms of the number of ballot papers actually introduced by the NEC at each polling place. The entire electoral process was therefore compro-mised, warranting a rerun of the elections, and the complainants so pray. 4. In Margibi County, Precinct #24180, Polling Place #1, Liberty Party Poll Watcher noticed that around 6:30 p.m., after the Presiding Officer had notified them that the Polling Place was closed and the ballot box had been sealed with seal numbers Pre-056965 and Pre-056961, a group of persons were noticed coming from the rear of the building. Surprisingly, the seals on the closed ballot box were broken, and those individuals were allowed to vote. The Poll Watcher requested for and was given a complaint form and a formal complaint was filed. Attached is a copy of the ruling of the Magistrate, which, among other things, confirmed the irregularity, marked as complainants' Exhibit "N." Again, this shows a consistent pattern rather than just an isolated incident, and point to a conspiracy by the NEC or certain officials of the NEC. 5. In Bongaplay, District #4, Nimba County, the NEC had only three polling places, when there should have been four. The voters who were being deprived of their constitutional right to vote took matters into their own hands, and disrupted the voting. 6. In Lofa County, Precinct #21128, a Liberty Party Poll Watcher was tied, beaten, and bruised by a Police Officer, Jefferson Togbah, on orders of the Presiding Officer, because he had continuously raised issues of counting irregularities—ballots that should have been counted in favor of Liberty Party,