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Vote Counting

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VC004

Votes are sorted/counted at
Question:Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
Answer: a. The polling stations
Comments: Termination of Voting: The voting ends at 20:00 hours. Immediate Start of Counting: The counting begins immediately after the voting ends. Public Scrutiny: The scrutiny is public and continues without interruption. Reading of Votes: The President of the Mesa Electoral reads aloud the votes from each ballot. Once the counting of the votes is completed and the certificate of the results is signed, all the votes are destroyed, except for those upon which an inconformity was stated.
Source: Electoral Law 5/1985 of 19 June: "Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General", art. 95: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/ES/espana-ley-organica-5-1985-de-19-de-junio-del-1/
Verified: 2025/04/03
VC011

When are ballots recounted?
Question:Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s): a. Never recounted
Comments: Once the counting of the votes is completed and the certificate of the results is signed, all the votes are destroyed, except for those upon which an inconformity was stated.
Source: Electoral Law 5/1985 of 19 June: "Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General", art. 95 & 106: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/ES/espana-ley-organica-5-1985-de-19-de-junio-del-1/
Verified: 2025/04/03
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