Vote Counting Index

Vote Counting Quiz

The Vote Counting section deals with the counting of votes, an important, but often overlooked area of elections which requires accuracy, speed and security.

A discussion of eight fundamental principles of vote counting, (transparency, security, professionalism, accuracy, secrecy, timeliness, accountability, and equity), is presented in Guiding Principles of Vote Counting. For more general information on this topic area, please select Overview of Vote Counting.

This topic area also addresses issues relating to cost and administrative considerations of vote counting, the effects of a choice of ballot on the count, and vote counting at voting stations as opposed to counting votes at centralised counting centres.