Section 82, The Public Elections Act, 2012

(1) For the purpose of the counting of the votes undersection 84, each candidate or, as the case may be, each political party contesting the election shall appoint one person, referred to as the “counting agent”, for each polling station to attend at the counting of the votes. (2) Notice in writing of the appointment, stating the name and address of the counting agent, shall be given by the candidate or political party concerned, to the District Returning Officer not later than three days before the day of the election and the District Returning Officer shall forward the notice to the Presiding Officer. (3) The Presiding Officer may refuse to admit to the place where the votes are counted a person purporting to be a counting agent but in respect of whom the notice referred to in subsection (2) has not been given. (4) If a counting agent dies or becomes incapable of acting as such, the candidate or political party concerned shall appoint another counting agent in his place and shall immediately give to the District Returning Officer notice in writing of the name and address of the counting agent so appointed.