In most cases voting
operations include logistical preparations for election day, the conduct of
special and regular voting, vote counting and tallying of the result. Critical
aspects of voting operations include logistics and security related to the
handling of electoral materials, the integrity and transparency of special and
external (out-of-country) voting, real or perceived problems with the integrity
of voting on election day, and the technical accuracy and credibility of
counting and result tallying. If technical operations are executed poorly or in
a way that can create perceptions that there has been manipulation and rigging
of the result, the reactions can be violent.
