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i s a n e n t i r e l y new r e g i m e w i t h new p r o c e d u r e s d e s i g n e d t o e n s u r e
t h a t e l e c t i o n s a r e f o r t h e most p a r t f r e e and f a i r .
what b e t t e r
p e r s o n s t o s p e a k a b o u t e l e c t i o n s t h a n t h o s e who c o n d u c t them.
Mr.
~ u d l e yThompson Q . C .
o n b e h a l f o f D r . Warren B l a k e i n
h i s usual impressive s t y l e adopted M r .
Robinson's submissions and
w e n t on t o u n d e r s c o r e some o f t h e more s e r i o u s i r r e g u l a r i t i e s .
H e c o n c l u d e d h i s s u b m i s s i o n by r e q u e s t i n g t h e C o u r t t o v o i d t h e
elections.
Mr.
wentworth C h a r l e s , Learned Counsel on b e h a l f o f M r .
D a l e y a d o p t e d t h e s u b m i s s i o n s a d v a n c e d by M r .
Steve
patrick ~obinson.
Ground 1
That b a l l o t boxes w e r e s t o l e n and/or destroyed and/or
t a m p e r e d w i t h a n d t h e number o f e l e c t o r s f o r t h e p o l l i n g s t a t i o n s
i n p o l l i n g d i v i s i o n s 4 9 , 64 a n d 7 2 i s more t h a n t h e d i f f e r e n c e i n
t h e number o f v o t e s c a s t f o r t h e c a n d i d a t e d e c l a r e d t h e w i n n e r a n d
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t h e c a n d i d a t e who i s n o t d e c l a r e d t h e winner.
Petitions
See 37 ( b ) E l e c t i o n
(Amendment) A c t .
PD.49
The B a l l o t box was f o u n d empty a t t h e f i n a l c o u n t and s o
t h e missing b a l l o t s w e r e n o t considered i n d e c l a r i n g t h e winner.
A l s o t h e b a l l o t box w a s a c c o m p a n i e d by a n u n a u t h o r i s e d p e r s o n .
S e c t i o n 4 4 ( 1 0 ) a n d 44 (10A) i n d i c a t e t h a t t h e b o x i s t o b e
s e n t by r e g i s t e r e d m a i l o r d e l i v e r e d t o t h e r e t u r n i n g o f f i c e r by
a q u a l i f i e d person.
C
,
I t s h o u l d w h e r e r e q u i r e d b e a c c o m p a n i e d by a g e n t s
o r representatives of candidates.
I f i n d t h a t t h i s b a l l o t box h a s b e e n t a m p e r e d w i t h a n d t h e
number o f e l e c t o r s o n t h e l i s t o f e l e c t o r s f o r t h e p o l l i n g s t a t i o n
( 3 1 2 ) i s m o r e t h ~ nt h e d i f f e r e n c e i n t h e number of v o t e s c a s t f o r t h e
Candidate declared t h e winner (154).
The taking of t h e pol1 i n PD.49 i s void.