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A returning officer must supervise the count; recounts are interlocutory and non‑compliance voids election only if it affected the result.
Election law – Conduct of count – Returning officer’s duty to supervise and proceed continuously; Recount v scrutiny – Act provides for scrutiny, not recount; common‑law interlocutory right to recount; Functus officio on declaration; Corrupt practice – gift allegation not proved.
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