We came to know that they have bribed counting agents,
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Counting agents are appointed after the period when nominations to the election are made.
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The election timetable will state when counting agents have to be appointed, typically a week before polling day.
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While recovering from being struck by a motorcycle, Boaks was one of Sutch's counting agents at Bermondsey in 1983.
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A "'counting agent "'is appointed by either the candidate standing for election or the candidate's election agent to oversee the counting at the election count.
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At elections in the Republic of Ireland, counting agents are called "'tallymen "'; they keep track not only of first-preference votes but also of transfers.
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The number of counting agents which can be appointed is determined by the returning officer of the election and is usually dependent on the number of counting clerks at the count.
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Statutory Instruments Nos . 14 and 43 of 2003 respectively guaranteed voters the right to register up to February 10, 2003 in lieu of nomination day and allowed for more counting agents assigned to the general elections.
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The number of polling and counting agents that can be appointed is determined by the returning officer of the election and they must be appointed by a set date laid out in the timetable of the election.
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The returning officer must show each ballot paper intended to be rejected to all candidates or their counting agents and hear their views, but makes the final decision as to whether the ballot paper should be rejected or not.