Diagram 27 (b): Illustrating whether everyone in the queue was allowed to vote after 7.00pm As illustrated in Diagram 27 (a) only an insignificant number of polling stations observed by CCJPZ had queuing voters after 7.00 pm. Diagram 27 (b) shows that a significant number of those who were still in the queue to vote after 7.00pm in polling stations observed by CCJPZ were allowed to vote. This means that the voting processes of 2018 Harmonized Elections fairly followed Section 53 (3) of the Electoral Act. 5.3 Count Observation Process According to Section 62 of the Electoral Act on ―Procedure after sealing of ballot boxesǁ, the ―presiding officer shall, as soon as the last packet is sealed in terms of paragraph (b) of section sixty one, open and unseal the ballot boxes and count the votes.ǁ33 CCJPZ observed the status of ballot boxes and the counting processes together with political party election agents and accredited observers entitled in terms of Section 55(2)(b) of the Electoral Act. 5.3.1 State of Ballot Boxes after Voting The following diagram illustrates CCJPZ observation of ballot boxes after voting and before the counting process: Diagram 28 (a): State of ballot boxes after voting and before counting as observed by CCJPZ 33 See the Electoral Act (Chapter 2:13) 35