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Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted? Under what conditions are ballots recounted?

What are the characteristics of ballots used at national legislative elections (Chamber 1)?

What are the characteristics of ballots used at national legislative elections (Chamber 1)?

total countries: 105

Answers	# Countries	% Countries	Country List
a. Single ballot (all registered parties listed)	65	61.9%	Albania, Armenia, American Samoa, Austria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Cote d'Ivoire, Cook Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cape Verde, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Fiji, Micronesia, Federated States of, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland, Kiribati, Korea, Republic of, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Nigeria, Netherlands, Nepal, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Paraguay, Romania, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, El Salvador, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkey, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, Samoa, Zanzibar,
b. Multi-ballot (each party has own ballot, voter picks one ballot and places in envelope)	20	19.0%	Argentina, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cameroon, Djibouti, Algeria, Spain, France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Morocco, Martinique, Norway, Reunion, Sudan, Sweden, Slovakia, Tunisia, Uruguay, Vanuatu,
c. Write-in ballot	7	6.6%	Canada, Switzerland, Finland, Croatia, Japan, Palau, Somalia,
d. Categorical (only one mark allowed)	44	41.9%	Albania, Armenia, Bahrain, Benin, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Cote d'Ivoire, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Micronesia, Federated States of, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Ghana, Guyana, Croatia, Hungary, India, Korea, Republic of, Saint Lucia, Lithuania, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Maldives, Malaysia, Netherlands, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Palau, Paraguay, Reunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Sudan, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Zanzibar,
e. Ability to vote for candidates within parties (personal vote)	33	31.4%	Austria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Switzerland, Cook Islands, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, Micronesia, Federated States of, France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Kiribati, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Netherlands, Norway, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Palestine, Solomon Islands, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Tonga, Vanuatu, Samoa, Zanzibar,
f. Same ballot papers used nationwide	25	23.8%	Albania, Bahrain, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Cote d'Ivoire, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Ecuador, Finland, Ghana, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Paraguay, Sierra Leone, Somalia, El Salvador, Turkey, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Zanzibar,
g. Different ballots used in different constituencies	41	39.0%	Austria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bahamas, Switzerland, Costa Rica, Germany, Denmark, Egypt, Fiji, Micronesia, Federated States of, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Republic of, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Martinique, Maldives, Netherlands, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Portugal, Reunion, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Uruguay,
h. Party symbols in color	16	15.2%	Benin, Bolivia, Belize, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Ghana, Ireland, Italy, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Paraguay, Romania, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, Yemen,
i. Party symbols in black and white	18	17.1%	Argentina, Bahamas, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Guyana, Hungary, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Somalia, Turkey, Yemen,
j. Candidate photos in color	7	6.6%	Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Micronesia, Federated States of, Ghana, Ireland, Sierra Leone,
k. Candidate photos in black and white	4	3.8%	Benin, Colombia, Seychelles, Zanzibar,
l. No photos or logos, only party and/or candidate names	28	26.6%	Armenia, Austria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Costa Rica, Germany, Georgia, Iceland, Korea, Republic of, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Maldives, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Netherlands, Norway, French Polynesia, Sweden, Slovenia, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa,
m. Organized alphabetically	20	19.0%	Albania, Armenia, Barbados, Bahamas, Belarus, Canada, Micronesia, Federated States of, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, Korea, Republic of, Sri Lanka, Niue, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
n. Random listing (lottery)	22	20.9%	Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cape Verde, Fiji, Ghana, Croatia, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Papua New Guinea, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovakia, El Salvador, Turkey, Ukraine,
o. Ballots signed or otherwise authenticated by polling station official	41	39.0%	Albania, Armenia, Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Bahamas, Canada, Cook Islands, Chile, Costa Rica, Djibouti, Dominica, Egypt, Finland, Fiji, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Georgia, Guyana, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Lithuania, Marshall Islands, Malaysia, Netherlands, Nepal, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Paraguay, Russian Federation, Solomon Islands, Seychelles, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, El Salvador, Ukraine, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa,
p. Bilingual	10	9.5%	Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Canada, Switzerland, Finland, Micronesia, Federated States of, Georgia, Ireland, Netherlands, Niue,
q. Multilingual	4	3.8%	Sri Lanka, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Russian Federation, Slovenia,
r. Other	20	19.0%	Albania, Argentina, Brazil, Bahamas, Belarus, Belize, Dominica, Ecuador, Georgia, India, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Nepal, Pakistan, Solomon Islands, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Tuvalu, Ukraine,