 Addressing postal votes took an inordinate amount of time and in some polling stations, due to the stated procedures for addressing postal votes, there was a risk that the secrecy of the vote was compromised. Key procedures for results tabulation process The stated procedures for the results tabulation process are as follows:  The o o o o  The ward elections officer will collate ward results for the Presidential, National Assembly and Local Authority Elections.  The ward elections officer uses the V11 Forms to complete the Ward Return Forms (V23A) for the three elections.  For each polling station in the ward, there must be a corresponding V11 attached to the back of the V23A Form.  The Ward Return Forms (V23A) are complete after the results of every polling station in the ward has been captured.  The ward elections officer will display the completed and signed V23A Forms outside of the Ward Coalition Centre.  The ward elections officer must personally transport all the electoral materials to Constituency Command Centre.  The constituency elections officer will verify that each V23A has the required original V11 Form attached.  The o o o o o  Once satisfied, the constituency elections officer will complete the V23B Form. The V23B contains all the collated results for all the wards in that constituency. ward elections officer receives and checks the following: sealed ballot box; six V11 Forms for each election, completed and signed; that all original V11 Forms show the same information; and all V11 calculations are correct constituency elections officer will also verify that: each V23A Form has been correctly completed; all original forms show the same information; that all information on every form is legible; all V23A Forms are accurately calculated; and all forms are duly completed and signed by the relevant stakeholders. 54

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