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Vote Counting Index

... vc Vote Counting

...... vc10 Overview of Vote Counting

...... vc20 Guiding Principles of Vote Counting

...... vc30 Context of Vote Counting

...... vc31 Application of Technology

...... vc32 Cost Considerations

...... vc40 Contributors to Vote Counting

...... vc41 Cost Components

...... vc90 Additional Resources

...... vca Electoral System and Ballot Type Implications for the Count

......... vca01 Electoral Systems Counting Requirements for Different Electoral Systems

......... vca02 Ballot Type Counting Requirements

......... vca03 Transforming Votes to Seats

...... vcb Different Types and Requirements for Vote Counting

......... vcb01 Differences in terms of Where the Counting is Held

......... vcb02 Differences in terms of How the Counting is Done

...... vcc Basic Criteria and Procedures for Vote Counting

......... vcc01 Criteria to Determine when Votes should Count as Valid

...... vcd Special Considerations for Counting Votes Cast Outside the Country

...... vce Procedures for Vote Counting at Voting Stations

......... vce01 Opening/Closing Ballot Boxes

............ vce01a Reconciling Ballot Accounts

......... vce02 Sorting

............ vce02a Checking Validity of the Ballot

............ vce02b Separating Spoiled and Rejected Ballots

............ vce02c Separating Valid Ballots

......... vce03 Counting

............ vce03a Count of Spoiled and Rejected Ballots

............ vce03b Count of Valid Ballots

............ vce03c Verification of Count

............ vce03d Sealing the Ballots

......... vce04 Transmitting Voting Station Results

............ vce04a Voting Station Statement of Votes

............ vce04b Issuing of the Statement of Votes

............ vce04c Communicating Results

......... vce05 Consolidating Voting Results

............ vce05a Receiving Result Counts

............ vce05b Cumulative Audit Trail

............ vce05c Results per Party/Candidate

............... vce05c01 Consolidating Results: List Systems

......... vce06 Publicising Election Results

............ vce06a Publishing Interim Election Results

............ vce06b Publicising Official Final Results

......... vce07 Challenging Results

............ vce07a Recount at the Voting Station

............ vce07b Recount at District/National Level

............ vce07c Judicial Recounts

...... vcf Procedures for Vote Counting at Counting Centres

......... vcf01 Preparation for Ballot Box Transport

............ vcf01a Creation of Ballot Account

............ vcf01b Providing Security Controls

............ vcf01c Creation of Transport Logs

............ vcf01d Arrangement for Transport of Ballot Boxes to the Counting Centre

......... vcf02 Transport of Ballot Boxes

............ vcf02a Securing Ballot Boxes During Transportation

............ vcf02b Unloading of Ballot Boxes

............ vcf02c Completion of Transport Logs

......... vcf03 Opening and Closing of Ballot Boxes

......... vcf04 Sorting of Ballots

............ vcf04a Checking Validity of the Ballot

............ vcf04b Separating Spoiled and Rejected Ballots

............ vcf04c Separating Valid Ballots

......... vcf05 Counting

............ vcf05a Count of Spoiled and Rejected Ballots

............ vcf05b Count of Valid Ballots

............ vcf05c Verification of Count

............ vcf05d Sealing of Ballot

......... vcf06 Transmitting Counting Centre Results

............ vcf06a Progress Reports; Cumulative Statement of Votes

............ vcf06b Issuing the Statement of Votes

............ vcf06c Communicating Results to National Level

......... vcf07 Consolidating Voting Results

............ vcf07a Receiving Results from Counting Centres

............ vcf07b Creating an Audit Trail

............ vcf07c Tallying Results Per Party or Candidate

......... vcf08 Publicising Results

...... vcy Country Case Studies

......... vcy_gh Ghana: Vote Counting using Majoritatrian and First-Past-the-Post

......... vcy_id Indonesia: Counting the Votes for the 1999 Elections

......... vcy_mz Mozambique: Vote Counting and Tabulation

......... vcy_ru Russia: Counting Votes for Local Elections

......... vcy_se Sweden: Counting Ballots

...... vcz01 Vote Counting Glossary