He added that "the possibility of a person inside a polling station influencing or intimidating voters in the presence of the presiding officer and his officials, the polling agents etc was considered so remote that it was discounted by the Act."
He noted that "the probability of someone inside a polling station affecting or intimidating voters in the presence of the presiding officer and his staff, such as the polling agents, was considered insignificant enough by the Act to be disregarded."