Election must be audited by outside observers

THE legitimacy of our elections should be seriously questioned on many fronts.

Election must be  audited by outside observers

It was spine-chilling to watch ballot papers been taken out of boxes that appeared to have a troubling uniformity to them. Ballot paper after ballot paper sat neatly on top of each other with no deviation in the way creases were made in many cases.

The level of supervision over the elections and custody of ballot boxes is highly questionable with ballot boxes placed in community halls and other locations overnight with the mice and rats to keep them company.

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