ACE Electoral Knowledge Network

Vote Counting Quiz

1. True or False: Punch Card Machines, Optical Mark Reading (OMR), Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) are ALL forms of technology for voting and counting
   
   

   True
   False
   

2. Which of the following electoral systems does NOT require the transfer of second and other subsequent preferences to be done at the electoral district level?
   
   

   a) Alternative Vote
   b) Single Transferable Vote
   c) Proportional Representation
   

3. Counting CANNOT be done at the national level for which electoral system?
   
   

   a) First Past the Post
   b) Proportional Representation
   c) Two Round System in a multi member districts
   

4. Counting of Voters should be done in the following order:
   
   

   verification and reconciliation, sorting , counting, completing results sheets and capturing results; announcement of the results
   sorting, verification and reconciliation, counting, announcement of results, completing results sheets and capturing results
   counting, sorting, verification and reconciliation, capturing results, announcement of results, completing results sheets
   

5. True or False: Manual Counting is by Nature more transparent than Computerized Counting
   
   

   True
   False
   

6. A reasonable time to publish interim results is
   
   

   a) A few hours to a day after the close of voting
   b) Two-three days after the close of voting
   c) One week after the close of voting
   

7. Official Final Results should be published
   
   

   a) One-Two weeks after the end of voting
   b) Two weeks after the end of voting
   c) One month after the end of voting
   

8. True or False- A vote that marks the candidate or party of choice but identifies the voter, should not be counted as a valid vote
   
   

   True
   False