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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