(b) That even if the said allegations were true which is not admitted, this could not and did not affect the results of the presidential elections substantially or at all.
(c) Further, even if the said allegations were true, which is not admitted, those allegations do not constitute a ground upon which the election of a candidate as president can be annulled”
It is convenient here to set out the legal provisions concerning the functions and powers of the 2nd Respondent, the requirements for registration of Voters and Voters’ Register. They are relevant to these grounds of the petition.
Under section 29(4) of the Act, only a person whose name appears in the Voters’ Roll of a Polling Station and who holds a valid Voters’ Card is entitled to vote at the Polling Station.
Under section 1(1) of the Act a “Voter” means a person qualified to be registered as a voter at an election who is so registered and at the time of an election is not disqualified from voting. “Voters’ Register” means the “National Voters’ Register” compiled under section 18 of Act 3/97. “Voters’ Roll” means the Voters’ Roll of any Constituency or Parish prepared and maintained under the Act 3/97.
The 2F,d Respondent is established by Article 60 of the Constitution and its functions are stated in article 61, as follows:
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