I think it's just a case of when there's 100 grand at stake and they've set the rules out so clearly they are legally bound to stick by it. Otherwise someone could have second thoughts after voting and then claim they meant to vote differently etc. which could land them in all sorts of legal trouble.
When they returned after the impromptu commercial break and announced that they had to hold Topaz to her original vote it was the only time in the whole season i 'wooted' out loud (several times!!!) with sheer joy and amusement.