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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: The Commissioner must make arrangements for a scrutiny of the rolls as soon as practicable after the close of the poll.
Source: The Electoral Act 2019, Article 81 (1): https://www.palemene.ws/wp-content/uploads/Electoral-Act-2019-Eng.pdf (2021)
Verified: 2021/04/10
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VC011

When are ballots recounted?
Question:Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s): e. Court order
Comments: Where any candidate has reason to believe that the declaration by the Commissioner of the number of votes received by a candidate is incorrect, and that on a recount the first-mentioned candidate might be found to be elected, he or she may, within 3 days after the public notice of the result of the election, apply to a District Court Judge for a recount of the votes.
Source: The Electoral Act 2019, Article 85 (1): https://www.palemene.ws/wp-content/uploads/Electoral-Act-2019-Eng.pdf (2021)
Verified: 2021/04/10
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