None of this is good news for clean and fair elections. But we can’t wait for the courts to catch up – by the time a constitutional ruling comes through, who knows how many citizens will have watched their constitutional rights disappear as the rule of law is ignored and dubious elections pile up?

We also can’t let corrupt politicians determine our elections. What we can - and should - do is start getting things back in good order by a) not being intimidated, b) voting, and c) working hard to put eyes on every ballot to ensure accuracy.