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Seychelles Seychelles

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:
Source: Elections Act Art. 29: "procedure on the close of poll", and Art. 34: "counting" https://seylii.org/akn/sc/act/1995/17/eng@2014-12-01#part_III__sec_33 Elections Act Chapter 68A (1996) sec 34-36 http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SC/seychelles-electoral-act-1996/view
Verified: 2025/03/03
VC011

When are ballots recounted?
Question:Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s): d. By request
e. Court order
Comments: Elections Act, Art. 35: "Recount" (1) A candidate or the counting agent of a candidate may, if present at the counting of ballot papers, require the Electoral Officer or the Designated Electoral Officer, as the case may be, to have the vote recounted once. (2) The Electoral Officer or the Designated Electoral Officer, as the case may be, may, on his own motion, recount the ballot papers.
Source: Elections Act Chapter 68A (1996) sec 35 (1) (2) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SC/seychelles-electoral-act-1996/view Elections Act Art. 35: https://seylii.org/akn/sc/act/1995/17/eng@2014-12-01#part_III__sec_35
Verified: 2025/03/03
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