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Vote Counting

What procedures are used in the initial count?


Answers # Countries % Countries Country List
total countries/territories: 112
a. Separate ballots for different elections 37 33.0% Albania, Armenia, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Germany, Ecuador, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, French Guiana, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, India, Iceland, Japan, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Martinique, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Réunion, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Ukraine, Zanzibar,
b. Preliminary count of all ballots in ballot box 75 66.9% Argentina, American Samoa, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Bolivia, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Côte d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cape Verde, Germany, Djibouti, Algeria, Ecuador, Finland, Micronesia, Federated States of, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, French Guiana, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, India, Jordan, Kiribati, Kazakhstan, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Luxembourg, Morocco, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Réunion, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Sudan, Sweden, Sierra Leone, Somalia, El Salvador, Tunisia, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Uruguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Samoa, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Zanzibar,
c. Tally of voters who voted 59 52.6% Albania, Armenia, Argentina, American Samoa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Cape Verde, Germany, Dominica, Ecuador, Finland, Fiji, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, French Guiana, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hungary, India, Iceland, Italy, Korea, Republic of, Saint Lucia, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Martinique, Malaysia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palestine, Réunion, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Sweden, Slovenia, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Venezuela, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen,
d. Number of ballots in box reconciled against number of voters 72 64.2% Albania, Armenia, Argentina, American Samoa, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bulgaria, Benin, Bolivia, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Cape Verde, Germany, Djibouti, Ecuador, Fiji, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hungary, India, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Kazakhstan, Saint Lucia, Monaco, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Martinique, Malaysia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Netherlands, Norway, Niue, French Polynesia, Philippines, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Réunion, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uruguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna,
e. Number of ballots reconciled against ballots initially received (minus spoilt and unused) 54 48.2% Albania, American Samoa, Austria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cape Verde, Dominica, Algeria, Ecuador, Fiji, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Marshall Islands, Malaysia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Nigeria, Netherlands, Niue, French Polynesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Palestine, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Tonga, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen,
f. Each ballot paper held up for public scrutiny, with name of party/candidate called out loud 53 47.3% Albania, Armenia, Argentina, American Samoa, Australia, Belgium, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Ecuador, Spain, Fiji, France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Kazakhstan, Monaco, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Martinique, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Nigeria, French Polynesia, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Réunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Slovenia, Somalia, El Salvador, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna, Zimbabwe,
g. Single tallying as voters are being called out 13 11.6% Argentina, American Samoa, Barbados, Chile, Costa Rica, Cape Verde, Ecuador, Guyana, Niue, Palestine, Paraguay, Tunisia, Tonga,
h. Double tallying as voters are being called out 11 9.8% Bolivia, Chile, Germany, Guyana, Marshall Islands, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Somalia, Tuvalu, Vanuatu,
i. Tallying by party representative and/or observers as votes are being called out 19 16.9% Argentina, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Chile, France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Iceland, Martinique, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Réunion, Slovenia, Somalia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe,
j. Sorted into piles according to individual party/candidate 57 50.8% Armenia, Argentina, American Samoa, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cape Verde, Germany, Ecuador, Finland, Fiji, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, India, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Republic of, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Martinique, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Nepal, Niue, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Réunion, Romania, Seychelles, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Ukraine, Uruguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen,
k. Counted by machine 10 8.9% Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Turks and Caicos Islands, Venezuela,
l. Counted by hand 89 79.4% Albania, Argentina, American Samoa, Austria, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Benin, Bolivia, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Switzerland, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Cape Verde, Germany, Djibouti, Dominica, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Spain, Finland, Fiji, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, India, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Kiribati, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Kazakhstan, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Morocco, Monaco, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Martinique, Malaysia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Norway, Nepal, Niue, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Réunion, Romania, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, El Salvador, Turks and Caicos Islands, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Ukraine, Uruguay, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, Samoa, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Zanzibar,
m. Sorted by party list 19 16.9% Austria, Australia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Barbados, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Norway, New Zealand, Paraguay, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, Uruguay,
n. Transfer ballots from party/candidate with least support to second preference 4 3.5% Australia, Switzerland, Fiji, Ireland,
o. Data fed into computer for calculation 21 18.7% Albania, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Switzerland, Chile, Fiji, France, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Hungary, Iceland, Japan, Korea, Republic of, Martinique, Norway, Niue, Réunion, Russian Federation, Slovakia, Tonga,
p. Copies of results of the count are publicly posted at the counting site immediately on the completion of the count 42 37.5% Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Cameroon, Costa Rica, Cape Verde, Ecuador, Spain, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Korea, Republic of, Kazakhstan, Monaco, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Martinique, Mozambique, Netherlands, Norway, Niue, Pakistan, Palestine, Réunion, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Somalia, El Salvador, Timor-Leste, Turkey, Ukraine, Yemen, Zanzibar,
q. Copies of results are provided to observers 26 23.2% Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Benin, Bahamas, Switzerland, Chile, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Japan, Kenya, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Niger, Norway, Pakistan, Palestine, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone, Ukraine, Samoa,
r. Observers and party agents are permitted to take their own copies of the results 34 30.3% Albania, Australia, Belgium, Bahamas, Côte d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Spain, Fiji, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Monaco, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Pakistan, Palestine, Seychelles, Slovakia, Somalia, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Samoa, Yemen,
s. Copies of results are provided to party agents 30 26.7% Argentina, Bulgaria, Benin, Brazil, Bahamas, Belize, Ecuador, Fiji, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Kenya, Morocco, Marshall Islands, Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of, Malaysia, Nigeria, Niue, Palestine, Paraguay, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, El Salvador, Turkey, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Yemen,
t. Other 15 13.3% Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Germany, Dominica, Finland, Fiji, India, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sri Lanka, Lithuania, Moldova, Republic of, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Viet Nam,


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