48.1. The Electoral Commission did not alter data on election returns as alleged by
the applicant. He has placed before the court no proof of his allegation and
annexure F1 and F2 that he refers to are not election returns. They are a
tabulation of figures the source of which is unknown.
48.2. If the applicant alleges alteration of an election return, he must present what
he refers to as the authentic election return and juxtapose it with the return that
he claims was altered. He does not do so. The disc he refers to as F3 was not
served on the respondents. We have not had occasion to consider it. His reasons
for not serving that disc, which forms part of his challenge together with his
court application, is unknown.
48.3. Further, the applicant had a right to seek the unsealing of election residue if
he believed that there was alteration of election returns to prove that what was
in the ballot box differs from what is recorded on any election return he seeks to
challenge.
48.4. As it stands, his averments are bald and not supported by any evidence.
49. Ad Para 6.5.3
This is denied.
49.1. The information represented on the applicant’s G series is false.
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