ELECTORAL ACT (as amended at 24th January 2008) (i) appear either in person or by an agent appointed in writing under his or her hand; or (ii) forward by post addressed to the designated magistrate a statement in writing, signed by him or her and witnessed by another voter of the same constituency, setting forth the reasons for his or her claim or for remaining on the voters roll, as the case may be; (c) if objector does not appear as provided in paragraph (a), the designated magistrate shall disallow the objection unless the person to whom the objection relates has, in writing, admitted the validity of the objection; (d) if the person to whom the objection relates has, in writing, admitted the validity of the objection, the designated magistrate shall direct the constituency registrar— (i) in the case of a claim for registration as a voter, to reject the claim or to register the voter on the correct voters roll; (ii) in the case of an objection to a registered voter, to strike his or her name off the voters roll or to place it on the correct voters roll; (e) if the objector appears as provided in paragraph (a), the designated magistrate shall hear and determine the objection and may direct the constituency registrar— (i) in the case of a claim, to register the claimant or reject the claim; or (ii) in the case of an objection to a registered voter, to retain his or her name on the voters roll, to place it on the correct voters roll or to strike it off the voters roll; as he or she may think fit; (f) no grounds of objection shall be entertained except such as are specifically set forth in the objection as lodged; (g) if any party to the proceedings appears by an authorised agent, the designated magistrate may, if he or she considers it necessary, adjourn the hearing for the attendance of that party in person and may make an order requiring his or her attendance accordingly. (2) The designated magistrate may make such order as to costs as he or she thinks fit if— (a) in the case of an appeal against an objection by a constituency registrar in terms of section twenty-seven— (i) the appellant or his or her duly authorised agent fails to appear on the date appointed for the hearing and fails to lodge with the clerk of the court of the designated magistrate, within twenty-four hours after that date, a reasonable excuse for such failure to appear; or (ii) he or she has disallowed the appeal and held that the grounds of appeal were frivolous or vexatious; (b) in the case of the hearing of an objection by a voter in terms of section twentyeight— (i) the objector does not appear as provided in paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and the person to whom the objection relates has not in writing admitted the validity of the objection; or - 27 -