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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: c. Special counting centres
Comments: the Election Return Center
Source: 3 Guam Code 11108: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc011.PDF
Verified: 2020/10/28
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VC011

When are ballots recounted?
Question:Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s): c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
e. Court order
Comments: If the tabulation indicates that a difference in votes is two percent (2%) or less, the Commission shall conduct a recount of the votes. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Guam Election Commission may authorize ballots to be tabulated at the precincts. Tabulating of ballots by the precinct board shall be a cross-check of the tabulating of ballots by the Election Commission at the Election Return Center. Any voter of Guam may contest any election for any causes specified in 3 Guam Code 12102 by filing a written complaint with the Superior Court of Guam. At the court trial, votes are recounted.
Source: 3 Guam Code 11110, 11131: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc011.PDF ; 3 Guam Code 12102, 12105, 12113: http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc012.PDF
Verified: 2020/10/28
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