that it is important for the First Respondent to prepare and publish a manual for such persons, in order to allow them to efficiently conduct the election as required by section 239 (a) of the Constitution. Without such a manual, and without its publication for public scrutiny, the election can never be efficient or transparent as required by the Constitution and the public cannot know whether the election is being conducted in accordance with electoral law. 38. In that regard, the Applicants will move for a declaratory order that there is a legal duty on the First Respondent to produce and publish such a manual to ensure that the election is conducted in an efficient and transparent manner as required by the Constitution. Prompt publication of names of persons who have been removed from the voters roll, and the reasons for such removal 39. The Electoral Act provides that the First Respondent may remove persons from a voters roll by reason of disqualification or death. In this regard, and by virtue of the provisions of section 156 (a) and section 239 (a) of the Constitution which all provide for transparency in the electoral process, I contend that the First Respondent has a legal duty to publish the names of any such persons who might have been removed from the voters roll, and the reasons for their removal. 17

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