8. Voting by persons who were not bona fide electors contrary to section 34 (4). Detective Sergeant Fairweather had this to say :"At about 5.45 p.m. on the 18th day of December, 1997 we were on patrol along Woodpecker Avenue when I saw a large crowd assembled on Robin Road and Woodpecker Avenue in front of the premises where the polling divisions were located. I saw people in the church yard and inside the building. People were moving to and from the building. Corporal Faulkner parked the vehicle on the road in front of the church. We alighted from the vehicle. I went inside the building accompanied by Constable Barnett. Corporal Faulkner remained in the church yard. On entering the building I observed two women seated around a table. They identified themselves as Lena Edwards and Maureen Lawrence. I saw one of two ballot boxes on the table. There were no screens in the room. It was a large open room. There were about 30 people gathered around the table. I saw Lena Edwards and Maureen Lawrence signing ballot papers which were then given to persons who were standing around the table. Some of those persons marked the ballot paper at the table while others went elsewhere in the room to a man who was seated at a desk and gave their ballots to him. He marked the ballots and returned them to the people who took the ballots to the presiding officer who in turn dropped them in the box. Those who marked their ballots at the table gave them to the presiding officer who then dropped them in the box. I did not see the presiding officer checking any list for names. I did not see anyone who appeared to be a poll clerk. I do . .

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