Re-count
44.—(1) A candidate or such candidate’s counting agent may, if present when the counting or re-counting of the votes is completed, require the returning officer to have the votes re-counted or again re-counted at the completion of any stage of the count or re-count but the returning officer may refuse to do so if, in the returning officer’s opinion, the request is unreasonable.
(2) No step may be taken on the completion of the counting or any re-counting of votes until the candidates and counting agents present at the completion of any stage have been given a reasonable opportunity to exercise the right conferred by paragraph (1).
(3) At any time before the declaration of the result, the returning officer may, if he or she thinks fit, have the votes re-counted or again re-counted in respect of any or all of the stages.