whom voter registrations functions have been delegated as well as
the names, designations and government departments of any
members of the Civil Service for whom consent was not granted.
35.
It is also essential for the integrity and transparency of the
election that the First Respondent retains direction and control over
the voter registration exercise even when it delegates or directs
members of the Civil Service to conduct voter registration on its
behalf.
36.
Therefore, the Applicants will move for a declaratory order that
the First Respondent must retain direction and control over any
member of the Civil Service to whom it delegates its voter
registration functions.
Production and publication of a manual for persons who act as
election officers during an election
37.
The Electoral Act provides that persons may be seconded
from the Public Service or statutory bodies to work for the First
Respondent during an election. It is beyond debate that such
persons are otherwise unfamiliar with the conduct of an election,
and would most likely require extensive education on how they
ought to conduct themselves during an election. In the interest of
giving the critical principle of transparency some meaning, I contend
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