Section 96, The Public Elections Act, 2022

The Electoral Commission or its agents may displaysymbols and emblems of the candidates or a political party within the vicinity of the place of voting. Publication of result. Nonattendance of agents not to invalidate acts etc. Secrecy of voting. Symbols and emblems of candidates. (b) the record of seal numbers to the sealed ballot box. (3) Until the delivery of the ballot box to the person authorised by the District Returning Officer to collect it or, until the delivery of the ballot box by the Counting Officer to the office of the District Returning Officer, the Counting Officer shall ensure that the ballot box and other election materials are not tampered with and they shall be regarded as being in his custody. 90. Where a ballot box referred to in subsection (1) of section 90 or its content is lost or destroyed, the certified copy of the statement of the result of the poll referred to in subsection (2) of section 89, shall, on the oath of the Counting Officer or other polling station official, be accepted as representing the result of the poll at the polling station concerned. 91. (1) The District Returning Officer shall, upon receipt of the sealed ballot box and other election materials referred to in section 90 - (a) not open the sealed packet containing the marked copy of the Register of Voters nor the sealed packets containing the counter foils of the used ballot papers; (b) proceed, in the presence of the counting agents, if any, to verify the Ballot Papers Account, kept for the purpose, by comparing it with the number of ballot papers counted and rejected in accordance with sections 84 and 85 and the unused and spoilt papers in his possession; and (c) reseal each packet after examination. (2) The District Returning Officer shall prepare a statement on the result of verification in form B of the Seventh Schedule showing the number of ballot papers rejected and shall, on request by a counting agent, allow him to copy the statement. 92. (1) The District Returning Officer shall, upon receipt of the statement of the result of the poll from all the polling stations located in the district, compile a summary of all the statements of the results from the polling stations concerned and certify as many copies as may be required of each summary to the Regional Returning Officer showing the number of votes cast for each constituency candidate or, as the case may be, each candidate in any other election held on the same day. (2) Certified copies of the summary compiled under subsection (1) shall be supplied to observers or counting agents present at the office of the District Returning Officer. (3) The Regional Returning Officer shall, upon receipt of the copies of the summary of results compiled under subsection (1) by each of the District Returning Officers in the electoral area, compile, a summary of all the results received from the District Returning Officers and shall supply certified copies of his summaries to the National Returning Officer and an observer or counting agent present. (4) The National Returning Officer shall, upon receipt of the summaries referred to in subsection (3), cause those summaries to be tallied and computed and shall at the end forthwith declare the result of the election or elections as follows- (a) in the case of the election for a President held the same day, in the manner prescribed in section 51, and ensure that the statements of the result of the polls and the sealed packages containing the voting papers and all other documents relating to the election, including all forms whether used or not, are securely kept by the Electoral Commission; (b) in the case of an election of the Members of Parliament, the number of votes cast for each constituency candidate. 54 55 Loss or destruction of sealed ballot boxes. Duty of District Officer regarding counting of ballots. Certificate of result by District PART VIII - ELECTION OF PARAMOUNT CHIEF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT