Votes credited to a candidate in the election returns are substituted with the votes of another candidate. There is deliberate distortion of the election entries in the election returns after the counting. There is insertion in any of the election returns after the counting. There is insertion in any of the election returns a blank sheet of paper. This is done so that one or some of the election returns will be left blank or inaccurately reflected in the tally.
Inconsistent tallies confuse the totals and the blanks can be improperly filled in later.
This is a crucial stage in the election. Make sure that no alterations are made on the election returns after the results are proclaimed. Corrections or alterations made before the proclamations should be initialled by all the members of the BEI. 2. Make sure that after the election returns are signed and thumbmarked in full view of the public by the members of the Board all of the six copies are sealed in your presence, placed in separate envelopes which are again sealed. Observe how the envelopes containing the election returns are distributed.