We didn't have scrutineers on that particular....
Okay, we can argue that it was my fault. You're right; I probably should have had scrutineers. We didn't have the people; we were new at this game.
But whether or not there were scrutineers present, isn't it wrong to take some old folks who—I'm guessing—really didn't know what day it was, let alone who they were going to be voting for—?