45.10. The applicant’s computation does not, therefore, establish the 700 000 unaccounted votes he alleges to be part of the tally for presidential election votes. 46. Ad Para 6.4.6 46.1. In terms of the applicant’s D series, the applicant identifies a variation in the results of the presidential election of 0.1% giving him a total of 44.4% and the 1st respondent a total of 50.7%. This does not affect the outcome of the election as the 1st respondent still passes the statutory threshold of 50% plus 1. 47. Ad Para 6.4.7- 6.4.8 This is denied. 47.1. In terms of s56(3a) of the Electoral Act, a voter is not obliged to receive multiple ballots where more than one election is being conducted simultaneously. A voter is at liberty to specify which of the multiple elections he/she wishes to cast a ballot in and he/she is accordingly given ballots corresponding to those electoral races. 47.2. The applicant’s averment that by peremptory dictate of the law, every voter must be given three ballots, (for the presidential, House of Assembly and local authority elections), and thereafter cast same said ballots again by peremptory dictate of the law, is, therefore, not correct.

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