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What procedures are used in the initial count?

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a Separate ballots for different elections
b Preliminary count of all ballots in ballot box
c Tally of voters who voted
d Number of ballots in box reconciled against number of voters
e Number of ballots reconciled against ballots initially received (minus spoilt and unused)
f Each ballot paper held up for public scrutiny, with name of party/candidate called out loud
g Single tallying as voters are being called out
h Double tallying as voters are being called out
i Tallying by party representative and/or observers as votes are being called out
j Sorted into piles according to individual party/candidate
k Counted by machine
l Counted by hand
m Sorted by party list
n Transfer ballots from party/candidate with least support to second preference
o Data fed into computer for calculation
p Copies of results of the count are publicly posted at the counting site immediately on the completion of the count
q Copies of results are provided to observers
r Observers and party agents are permitted to take their own copies of the results
s Copies of results are provided to party agents
t Other
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