Polling station officials colluding with election scrutineers may therefore determine how individual electors have voted. Tellers are also known as scrutineers, poll-watchers, challengers or checkers. The FIA scrutineers disagreed, declaring the cars legal. The scrutineers rejected this and barred the car from competition. All of this was enough to give the scrutineers (technical inspectors) fits. Alterations are prohibited and are a subject of strict control of technical scrutineers. Nine names are chosen for new scrutineers, infirmarii, and revisers. The last of the Scrutineers reads the name aloud. The simplicity of the design also led to a farcical situation with the official scrutineers. Aberdare's secretary claimed that one of the scrutineers was "an interested party". At the following race, the scrutineers rejected the flexible skirts. Before play commences scrutineers check all kit for compliance with regulations. Scrutineers play an important role in many motorsports.