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Vote Counting

Philippines Philippines

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: As soon as the voting is finished, the board of election inspectors shall publicly count in the polling place the votes cast and ascertain the results. The board of election inspectors shall not adjourn or postpone or delay the count until it has been fully completed, unless otherwise ordered by the Commission. The Commission, in the interest of free, orderly, and honest elections, may order the board of election inspectors to count the votes and to accomplish the election returns and other forms prescribed under this Code in any other place within a public building in the same municipality or city: Provided, That the said public building shall not be located within the perimeter of or inside a military or police camp or reservation nor inside a prison compound.
Source: The Omnibus Election Code ("Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, s. 1985"), Art. XVIII, Sec. 206: http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/RelatedLaws/OmnibusElectionCode/OECArt18 (2016)
Verified: 2016/05/12
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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
e. Court order
Comments: Omnibus Election Code: Sec. 210: "...After finishing the first pile of ballots, the board of election inspectors shall determine the total number of votes recorded for each candidate, the sum being noted on the tally board or sheet and on the election returns. In case of discrepancy such recount as may be necessary shall be made. The ballots shall then be grouped together again as before the reading. Thereafter, the same procedure shall be followed with the second pile of ballots and so on successively." Sec. 255: "Where allegations in a protest or counter-protest so warrant, or whenever in the opinion of the court the interests of justice so require, it shall immediately order the book of voters, ballot boxes and their keys, ballots and other documents used in the election be brought before it and that the ballots be examined and the votes recounted." Other cases in which ballots will be recounted could include: material defects in the election returns (Sec. 234), when election returns appear to be tampered with or falsified (Sec. 235), and discrepancies in election returns (Sec. 236).
Source: The Omnibus Election Code ("Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, s. 1985"), sections 210, 234-236, 255: http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/RelatedLaws/OmnibusElectionCode (2016)
Verified: 2016/05/12
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