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manipulation and fraud, and thereby removing all fairness and transparency
from the entire voting process.
17. Intervenors say that the importance and relevance to the timely
publication of a Final Voter Roll was highlighted in a Position Statement dated
15 June 2017, issued by Hon. Jonathan Weeder, who is and has been an NEC
Commissioner since 2004 and had therefore had the experience with the 2005
elections and the 2011 elections. Notwithstanding his alarm that free, fair and
transparent elections could not be held in 2017 without timely publication of
the Final Registration Role, the NEC ignored him and proceeded with
conducting the October 10, 2017 elections without publication of the Final
Registration Role and with all the inconsistencies and omissions and
confusions of the names and other information about voters. Copy of
Honorable Weedor's Press Statement is attached hereto as Exhibit "UP-4''.
18. Intervenors say that the law is that every person, especially political parties
and independent candidates at any election, has the right to inspect the voter
registration roll. New Elections Law, Section 3.11(2)(a). The law also provides
that the voter registration roll shall not be altered, except as provided for by
law. New Elections Law, Section 3.19 & 3.20. So, the addenda created by the
presiding officers and polling staff at the polling places on October 10, 2017
during elections, without the participation of contestants at the elections or
their poll observers, constitute an alteration of the voter roll without
compliance with law. And Intervenors submit that this was an irregularity
which made it possible for frauds to be committed.
19. Intervenors also say that the law is that during voting persons with
disability should get preference to vote. New Elections Law, Section 4.2(1)(6).
Intervenors submit that this means not only persons with physical disability,
but it also applies to aged persons, pregnant women and women with
children. Intervenors say that no such required courtesies were accorded to
"persons with disability' and as such thousands and thousands of such
"persons with disability" got tired standing in long queues and went home
without voting, and were thereby effectively disenfranchised.
20. That Intervenors also say that several Records of Counts (tally sheets)
show that the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) got in excess of 1,000
votes at several polling places, when the standing regulation of the NEC is that
each polling place shall have a maximum of 500 registered voters to vote
thereat and only a maximum of 550 ballots shall be at each polling place. At
the hearing, Intervenors shall present copies of these records of counts in
support of the averments contained herein.
21. That Intervenors say that the handwritten record of count (tally sheets)
for several polling places show that Intervenors got a higher percentage of
votes than what was later typewritten at the Collation Center and formed a
part of the election results announced. This was a reduction of the number of
votes for Joseph Nyumah Boakai and James Emmanuel Nuquay, CoIntervenors. And in support of these allegations, Intervenors submit herewith
in bulk two (2) of said records of count (tally sheets) as Exhibit "UP-5" and
further say that at the hearing they shall present additional copies of the
records of count (tall)' sheets) in more substantiation of these allegations.
22. That Intervenors also say that on Friday, October 27, 2017, it was
announced on public radio and video tapping was conducted and placed on
social media (e.g. Facebook) as evidence thereof that several ballot papers