{"id":901666,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/901666/?format=json","text_counter":292,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Orengo","speaker_title":"The Senate Minority Leader","speaker":{"id":129,"legal_name":"Aggrey James Orengo","slug":"james-orengo"},"content":"or what was announced by the Returning Officer after tallying, or the results announced at the polling station. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is an area that needs total re-evaluation in terms of this Bill that can be cleared by way of amendments during the Committee stage. I think we should not look at criminalising refusal to sign a result form. If you are criminalising an electoral process, we have a substantive law relating to elections. There was a decision to have a stand-alone law in terms of the electoral process and a stand- alone in terms of election offences. The reason why criminalising refusal to sign results may be complicated is because the starting point should have been the election officials. Many a times, you find that the forms which are supposed to be signed by Presiding officers or Returning The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."}