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Vote Counting Overview of Vote Counting Guiding Principles of Vote Counting Context of Vote Counting Application of Technology Cost Considerations Cost Components Electoral System and Ballot Type Implications for the Count Electoral Systems Counting Requirements for Different Electoral Systems Ballot Type Counting Requirements Transforming Votes to Seats Different Types and Requirements for Vote Counting Differences in terms of Where the Counting is Held Differences in terms of How the Counting is Done Basic Criteria and Procedures for Vote Counting Criteria to Determine when Votes should Count as Valid Special Considerations for Counting Votes Cast Outside the Country Procedures for Vote Counting at Voting Stations Opening/Closing Ballot Boxes Reconciling Ballot Accounts Sorting Checking Validity of the Ballot Separating Spoiled and Rejected Ballots Separating Valid Ballots Counting Count of Spoiled and Rejected Ballots Count of Valid Ballots Verification of Count Sealing the Ballots Transmitting Voting Station Results Voting Station Statement of Votes Issuing of the Statement of Votes Communicating Results Consolidating Voting Results Receiving Result Counts Cumulative Audit Trail Results per Party/Candidate Results per Party/Candidate Consolidating Results: List Systems Publicizing Election Results Publishing Interim Election Results Publicising Official Final Results Challenging Results Recount at the Voting Station Recount at District/National Level Judicial Recounts Procedures for Vote Counting at Counting Centres Preparation for Ballot Box Transport Creation of Ballot Account Providing Security Controls Creation of Transport Logs Arrangement for Transport of Ballot Boxes to the Counting Centre Transport of Ballot Boxes Securing Ballot Boxes During Transportation Unloading of Ballot Boxes Completion of Transport Logs Opening and Closing of Ballot Boxes Sorting of Ballots Checking Validity of the Ballot Separating Spoiled and Rejected Ballots Separating Valid Ballots Counting Count of Spoiled and Rejected Ballots Count of Valid Ballots Verification of Count Sealing of Ballot Transmitting Counting Centre Results Progress Reports; Cumulative Statement of Votes Issuing the Statement of Votes Communicating Results to National Level Consolidating Voting Results Receiving Results from Counting Centres Creating an Audit Trail Tallying Results Per Party or Candidate Publicising Results Country Case Studies Ghana: Vote Counting using Majoritatrian and First-Past-the-Post Indonesia: Counting the Votes for the 1999 Elections Mozambique: Vote Counting and Tabulation Russia: Counting Votes for Local Elections Sweden: Counting Ballots Vote Counting Glossary Contributors to Vote Counting Additional Resources

Country Case Studies

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

Indonesia: Counting the Votes for the 1999 Elections

Russia: Counting Votes for Local Elections

Sweden: Counting Ballots

Mozambique: Vote Counting and Tabulation

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