Commission and the Health Services Board established by the Health Services Act [Chapter 15:16] (No. 20 of 2004) and the responsible authority of any statutory body or council shall second to it such persons in the employment of the State, the statutory body or the local authority as are necessary to hold such offices and perform such functions as the First Respondent may direct during an election. The Electoral Act also provides that the First First Respondent shall select, screen and train all persons seconded to it. In respect of persons being seconded from the Public Service or other statutory bodies, I contend that in the interest of transparency, the First Respondent must publish the names of such persons as soon as they have been seconded, and must also stipulate the guidelines which will be used to select and screen such persons. 28. There is no doubt that the Applicants, as well as the public, have an interest in knowing the names and selection criteria for persons who will be tasked with working for the First Respondent during an election, including during registration of voters. I contend that the constitutional requirement that elections must be conducted transparently should be interpreted to mean that the First Respondent must disclose the selection criteria and names of persons who have been seconded to the First Respondent to perform its functions during an election. 13

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