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total countries/territories: 116
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Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
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Albania
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c. District level
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Source:
Electoral Code, article 109 item i), 110.
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2009/11/04
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Algeria
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e. National level
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Source:
Electoral Law
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2009/11/04
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American Samoa
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e. National level
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Source:
American Samoa Code Annotated Title 6 Elections 6.0805
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2017/08/18
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Argentina
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c. District level
d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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Results are tranmitted to the National Electoral Boards of the district, who will carry out the operations indicated by law with the biggest promptness. For this effects every province correspond to a district.
Source:
Article 105 and next ones Law No. 19.945.
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2021/12/26
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Armenia
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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Not later than during 12 hours after the end of voting, the chairperson and the secretary of the precinct electoral commission shall submit the sack, the package of ballot envelopes of non-established sample, the package of unused ballot envelopes, the two carbon copies of the protocol on voting results, the register, as well as the seal and the stamp seal of the commission, to the appropriate constituency electoral commission, as prescribed by the Central Electoral Commission.
Source:
Electoral Law: Electoral Code of Armenia (2011), art. 71:9
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2011/08/25
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Australia
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c. District level
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The first results are tabulated and phoned through to the Divisional Returning Offcier (DRO), along with the number of informal votes. The DRO enters the results for each polling place into the AEC's national computerised Election Night System. These results are transmitted to the National Tally Room (NTR) in Canberra where they are placed on the National Tally Board and are electronically fed to the media.
Declaration envelopes containing absent, pre-poll, postal and provisional votes are checked by divisional staff after polling day before they are opened and admitted into the count.
Source:
Michael Maley, Director, International Services,Australian Electoral Commission (AEC), michael.maley(a)aec.gov.au
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2009/11/04
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Austria
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
e. National level
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2009/08/12
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Azerbaijan
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
e. National level
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The first copy of the ballot count on a regional level (precincts) will be accompanied by 2 members of the Precinct election commission to the Central election commission.
Source:
Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan as amended in 2016, art. 106.7: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7885/file/Azerbaijan_Election_am2017_en.pdf
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2022/02/07
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Bahamas
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c. District level
e. National level
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The ballot box and a signed copy of the results are delivered to the returning officer of the constituency.
Source:
EL: 65.
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2009/11/04
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Bahrain
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b. Sub-district level
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The chairman of the sub-committee for the electoral district will announce the result of the election and the number of votes received by each candidate. The chairman and the secretary sign the register and the register along with the ballot papers are to be sent to the Supreme Election Committee, which will take over the task of announcing the final results and to inform the winners of their membership to the Parliament. The General Secretariat of the Parliament will after the announcement of the results issue certificates of membership to the winners.
Source:
Decree number 14 for 2002, Organizing Referendums and Elections, Exercising Political Rights, part 3, article 28.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2009/11/04
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Bangladesh
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
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Source:
S. M. Asaduzzaman; Public Relations Officer; Bangladesh Election Commission. Email: [email protected]
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2009/11/04
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Barbados
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e. National level
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The votes are all counted at the same place.
Source:
Donville Johnson, Chief Electoral Officer, Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Barbados, Donvillej(a)hotmail.com
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2009/11/04
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Belarus
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b. Sub-district level
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Source:
Code on Elections, article 55.
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2009/11/04
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Belgium
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d) The results are transmitted to the president of the central office of the electoral college
Source:
Electoral Code, Art. 163
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2012/05/04
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Belize
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f. Other
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The counting process takes place at the corresponding counting center at district level, where the elected candidate is declared. Thus, there is no need to consolidate the results at any other level.
Source:
Electoral Law: TS (33).
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2009/11/04
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Benin
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c. District level
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Source:
Code électoral, Loi N°2000-18, article 80.
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2009/11/04
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Bolivia
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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They surrender the documents for the departmental computation to the Electoral Departmental Court.
Source:
Electoral Code, Art.161
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2016/04/12
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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c. District level
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Results from polling stations are sent to Municipal Election Commission for consolidation on the municipal level. Thereafter the Municipial Election Commissions sends the results to the Election Commission of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Source:
Election Law, Article 5. Paragraph (26)
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2009/11/04
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Brazil
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
e. National level
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Source:
Electoral Code – Law No. 4.737, of July 15, 1965, Article 184, 205:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/codigo-eleitoral-1/codigo-eleitoral-lei-nb0-4.737-de-15-de-julho-de-1965
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2024/10/14
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Bulgaria
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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Regional of Municipality Election Commissions
Source:
Elections of Members of Parliament Act, article 101.
Mihail Konstantinov, Vice-chair of the Central Election Commissions of Bulgaria for Parliamentary and for Local Elections Presidential Elections Act.
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2009/11/04
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Cameroon
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b. Sub-district level
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The Chairperson of the Local Polling Commission shall forward the original copy of the report to the Head of the Council
Branch of Elections Cameroon for filing.
Source:
Electoral Code Chapter III section 115: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
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2018/11/05
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Canada
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c. District level
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Source:
Elections Canada Online (www.elections.ca)
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2009/11/04
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Cape Verde
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c. District level
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Source:
Fernando Monteiro, Member of the Electoral Commission, Cape Verde, fam(a)mailcvtelecom.cv
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2009/11/04
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Chile
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e. National level
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Source:
Electoral Law, 18.700
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2009/11/04
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Colombia
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
e. National level
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d) At Municipal and Departamental level.
Source:
Código Electoral, art. 144
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2009/11/04
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Costa Rica
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e. National level
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The electoral results of each vote reception board are immediately broadcast through the predefined media, to the headquarters of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal.
Source:
Electoral Law 122.
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2009/11/04
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Croatia
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b. Sub-district level
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Source:
Electoral Code, article 87.
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2009/11/04
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Czech Republic
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b. Sub-district level
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The results are transmitted for consolidation to sub-district level. After the elections the ballot papers are stored by local authorities and the other electoral documentation is stored by the electoral bodies which are competent to it in accordance with the law.
Source:
Act on elections to the Parliament, no. 247/1995 and the ministerial notice no. 233/2000.
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2009/11/04
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Côte d'Ivoire
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c. District level
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Source:
ARTICLE 58 du code électoral
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2009/11/04
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Denmark
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c. District level
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The chairman of the nomination district election committee reports the total number of votes for each party and each independent candidate in the nomination district by telephone to the Ministry of the Interior, after the results from all polling districts have been reported to him or her and the numbers have been added up.
Source:
Parliamentary Election Act of Denmark, chapter 1, part 9, art. 70-71
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2016/10/14
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Djibouti
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
e. National level
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Source:
electoral code article 54
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2009/11/04
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Dominica
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c. District level
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Source:
Elections Office.
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2009/11/04
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Ecuador
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f. Other
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To the corresponding Electoral Provincial Tribunal (22 at national level), where they are carried out the consolidated scrutinies and the distribution of the Congress seats is made.
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2009/11/04
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Egypt
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e. National level
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"Both the head and the secretary of the general station shall sign two copies of the minutes of the session. One copy, with all the voting ballots, shall be sent directly to the Minister of Interior. The second copy shall be kept in the Security Directorate Office."
Source:
Law 73 of 1956 on the Exercise of Political Rights, article 36.
Updated March 2007
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2025/09/30
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El Salvador
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e. National level
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All electoral documentation, including the results certificates, is physically transported to the corresponding sub-district offices (municipal). The Electoral Management Bodies at the municipal level count the votes received at the polling stations under their jurisdiction and immediately send a report (by phone, fax or other means available) to the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE), who centralize all the information in order to carry out the final counting.
Source:
Electoral Law 257
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2009/11/04
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Eritrea
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f. Other
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The number of sub-regional electoral offices shall be equal to the number of sub-regions
Source:
Elections Act, art. 15
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2011/06/22
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Fiji
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e. National level
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To the National Election Office.
Source:
Kameli Koto, Deputy Supervisor of Elections, 15/07/2002
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2009/11/04
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Finland
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d.) To the Electoral District Committée. Constituency level.
Source:
Election Act 714/1998 as amended, Section 87
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2012/05/21
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France
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c. District level
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Source:
Electoral Code, Art. L175
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2012/05/03
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French Guiana
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c. District level
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Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2009/11/04
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French Polynesia
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c. District level
d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d. State
Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.396.
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2009/11/04
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Germany
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c. District level
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c) From electoral district level to municipality to the Returning Officer to the National Returning Officer to Federal Returning Officer.
Source:
Federal Electoral Regulation, Ch. 4, § 71
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2021/11/19
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Ghana
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
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"...the Presiding Officer of each polling station in the constituency sends his or her results form to the Returning Officer at the constituency center...Thereafter, the Returning Officer publicly announces the results, declares the winner (elected in a parliamentary race), and posts a copy of the results at a conspicuous place at the centre..."
Source:
Elections 1996 in Ghana (part I); Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Kwasi Badu and John Larvie in co-operation with the Electoral Commission of the Republic of Ghana.
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2009/11/04
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Guadeloupe
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c. District level
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Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2009/11/04
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Guyana
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b. Sub-district level
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Source:
Dr. Steve Surujbally, President of the Elections Commissions, elections(a)sdnp.gy
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2009/11/04
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Hungary
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d)Constituency.
Source:
Act C. of 1997.
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2009/11/04
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Iceland
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e. National level
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The results from each constituency is transmitted to the National Election Board for consolidation.
Source:
Björn Fridfinnsson, Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, bjorn.fridfinnsson(a)dkm.stjr.is
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2009/11/04
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India
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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Source:
Representation of People Act 1951, sec 66
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2009/11/04
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Iran, Islamic Republic of
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c. District level
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Once the votes are counted and results tallied, the polling station members along with representatives of the Guardian Council and Governor prepare minutes and transfer a copy of this along with excess voting material and ballots to the central executive committees (in each electoral district).
Source:
https://www.sssup.it/UploadDocs/14620_2_R_Duality_by_Design__The_Iranian_Electoral_System_Yasmin_Alem.pdf
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2016/01/23
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Ireland
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d) Constituency level
Source:
Electoral Act 1992, Art. 114
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2012/05/10
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Italy
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c. District level
d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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The results (together with the minutes of the vote counting operations and related documents) are sent to the Chancellery of the closest Court or Tribunal ("Cancelleria del Tribunale"). A copy of the minutes is also sent to the closest municipality ("Comune"). The ballot boxes are sealed and they are sent to the prefect's office ("Prefettura").
Source:
Electoral Law: "Testo unico delle leggi elettorali", Art. 75
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2012/04/16
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Japan
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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To the local electoral management bodies.
Source:
Electoral Code, article 66 (paragraph 3).
Enforcement Ordinance on Electoral Code, articles 75 and 76.
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2009/11/04
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Jordan
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
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2016/08/05
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Kazakhstan
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c. District level
e. National level
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8. The results of vote count shall be considered by the election commission and shall be specified in the protocols signed by the chairperson and members of the election commission. In the case of absence of the chairperson of the election commission, the protocols shall be signed by the deputy chairperson or the secretary of the election commission. (Constitutional Law on Elections in the RK, Art. 43,8)
1. The results of elections of the President, the Parliament deputies shall be determined by the Central Election Commission.
2. The results of elections of the maslikhat deputies and members of other local self-government bodies shall be determined by the territorial election commission.
3. The results of election shall be included in the protocol to be signed by a chairperson and members of the election commission. In the absence of the commission’s chairperson the protocol shall be signed by a deputy chairperson or a secretary of the commission. (Constitutional Law on Elections in the RK, Art. 44,1/2/3)
Source:
Constitutional Law on Elections of the Republic of Kazakhstan as amended on June 29, 2018, art. 43, 44: https://www.election.gov.kz/eng/election-legal-framework/the-laws-of-the-rk.php
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2020/04/03
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Kenya
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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With the new use of technology the transmission is done 2 ways both at the Constituency level and the National level. But before the transmission was normally done at the Constituency Level before being transported to the National level.
Source:
Constitution art. 86
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2012/02/24
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Kiribati
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e. National level
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Upon the conclusion of the counting of votes ... the Electoral Officer shall prepare a statement as to the result of the verification and shall, on request, allow any candidate or his agent to copy such statement and send a copy to the Chief Electoral Officer.
Source:
Elections Ordinance, Subsidiary Legislation, Part 5, Art. 24
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2020/05/02
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Korea, Republic of
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
e. National level
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e) applies to the election for proportional representative National Assembly members.
Source:
AEP, article 185.
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2009/11/04
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Lithuania
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d.) Constituency level.
Source:
Parliamentary Election Act, article 82
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2009/11/04
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Luxembourg
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f. Other
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Communal level
Source:
Electoral law of 18 February 2003, Art. 152
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2015/06/05
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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c. District level
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Article 118
(1)The protocolsand the otherelection materialshall be submitted to the Municipal Election Commission i.e. the Election Commission of the City of Skopje by the Election Board within 5hoursafter the voting is completed.
(2)A copy of the protocols duplicated as a carbon copy shall be given to every representative of the list submitter and the accredited observers. The original sample that has previously been verified with a seal by the State Election Commission shall be submitted to the Municipal Election Commissioni.e. the Election Commission of the City of Skopje.
Source:
Electoral Code of The Republic of Macedonia (consolidated version as of February 2019), art. 118:
https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/electoral_code_of_the_republic_of_north_macedonia_february_2019_english.pdf
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2020/04/20
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Malaysia
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c. District level
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c) Results counted at polling stationare tallied at the official tallying centre in each constituency.
Source:
Election Commission Malaysia (ECM)
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2009/11/04
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Maldives
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e. National level
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The results are announced by the Commissioner of Elections.
Source:
Regulations on Presidential Elections, articles 37 and 38.
Regulations on General Elections, article 20.
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2009/11/04
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Marshall Islands
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e. National level
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To the Chief electoral officer.
Source:
Elections and Referenda Act 1980 Section 178 clause 4 (a)
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2009/11/04
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Martinique
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c. District level
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Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2009/11/04
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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e. National level
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Upon completion of the counting and tabulation of election results by the national election commissioners, and no later than three days after the unofficial election results of all four States have been received by the National Election Director, the National Election Director shall certify the election results and shall declare as the winning candidates.
Source:
The National Election Code, Title 9, Chapter 7, Section 711: http://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title09/T9_Ch7_2014.html#710 (2021)
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2021/04/06
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Moldova, Republic of
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f. Other
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the Central Electoral Commission – for parliamentary elections, presidential elections, general local
elections and republican referenda; or
b) the appropriate District Electoral Council – for local elections and local referenda.
Source:
Electoral code Article 66
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2021/03/31
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Monaco
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f. Other
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f) To the State Department
Source:
Law 839 regulating communal and national elections, as amended, Art. 50
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2012/04/27
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Montenegro
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c. District level
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After the voting results have been ascertained, the polling board shall immediately submit to the municipal election commission the election materials referred to in para.1 of this Article and it shall do so at the latest within six hours as of the close of the polling station.
Source:
Electoral Law: Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives as amended in 2016, Art. 91
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7743/file/Montenegro_Law_elections_councillors_members_of_parliament_1998_am2016_en.pdf
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2021/12/23
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Morocco
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
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Source:
House of Representatives Law, chapter 8, article 75.
House of Counsellors Law, chapter 6, article 42.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2009/11/04
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Mozambique
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
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2024/12/04
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Nepal
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
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Source:
House of Representatives Member Act 1991, article 67.
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2009/11/04
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Netherlands
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b. Sub-district level
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The official report, together with the sealed packets referred to in section N 2 and those referred to in section N 9, shall be taken by the chairperson or another member of the electoral committee designated by him to the mayor or an official designated by him.
Source:
Act of 28 September 1989 containing new provisions governing the franchise and elections (Elections Act), Ch. N, Section N. 11(1).
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2016/03/18
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New Caledonia
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c. District level
d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d. State
Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.396.
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2009/11/04
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New Zealand
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f. Other
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Electorate level. Everything is sent to the Returning Officer: a person appointed by the Chief Electoral Officer for a general electorate or a Maori electorate to conduct a General election, by-election or referendum in that electorate.
Source:
Electoral Law: Electoral Act 1993, art. 174A
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2024/07/10
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Niger
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f. Other
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La transmission des résultats s’effectue comme suit.
Art. 131 du Code Electoral
Au niveau de la Commune, les résultats sont communiqués à la Commission Départementale par la Commission Municipale de ladite Commune.
Art. 132 du Code Electoral
Au niveau du Département, la Commission Départementale des Elections communique à la Commission Régionale des Elections, es résultats des différentes commissions municipales que compte e département.
Art. 133 : Au niveau Régional, a Commission Régionale des Elections communique l’ensemble des résultats qu’elle a centralisé au niveau national, c’est-à-dire à la Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI).
Art. 134 : Au niveau national, la CENI centralise les résultats provisoires. Elle procède à la proclamation et à la diffusion de ces résultats qu’elle transmet immédiatement à a Cour Constitutionnelle pour validation et proclamation des résultats définitifs.
Cette opération dure environ une semaine malgré l’étendue du pays.
Source:
Article 86, 131-134 du Code Electoral
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2009/11/04
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Nigeria
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b. Sub-district level
c. District level
d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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Depends upon the type of election.
Sub-distric level: Ward
District level: Local Government
Regional level: State
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2009/11/04
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Niue
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e. National level
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2009/11/04
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Norway
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c. District level
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Source:
The Election Act, Ch. 10, Art. 10-6: http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Kampanjer/valgportal/Regelverk/Representation_of_the_People_Act170609.pdf (2012)
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2012/05/22
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Pakistan
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d) Constituency.
The results are sent by the Presiding Officers to the Returning Officers (sub-district level) and then passed on to the constituency for final consolidation.
Source:
Representation of the People's Act 1976
General Election Report 1997, Election Commission of Pakistan, chapter XXI, article 3
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2009/11/04
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Palestine
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
c. District level
e. National level
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Source:
EL.84
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2009/11/04
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Papua New Guinea
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c. District level
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Central Tally Room.
Information is passed to the Returning Officer
Source:
Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections (1997) Section 154 clause 2 (f).
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2009/11/04
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Paraguay
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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They are transmitted to the Electoral Courts for a provisional calculation elevating the results for the definitive calculation and judgement. In municipal elections the Electoral Courts make the definitive calculation.
Source:
Law N.834, Articles 230-.
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2009/11/04
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Philippines
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f. Other
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Municipal/City level, then provincial level and finally national level
Source:
OEC
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2009/11/04
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Romania
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d) Constituency Electoral Commission
Source:
Law on Election of the Parliament, article 64.
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2009/11/04
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Russian Federation
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c. District level
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12. The first copies of the protocols of territorial election commission on voting results, after they are signed by all present voting members of the territorial election commission, together with the annexed documents and protocols of precinct election commissions on voting results, shall be immediately sent to the district election commission. Protocols of the territorial election commission on voting results, the annexed documents and protocols of precinct election commissions on voting results sent to the higher election commission, may not be returned to the territorial election commission.
Source:
Electoral Law: Federal Law On Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation as amended on April, 5, 2016, articles 86.
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2016/06/06
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Rwanda
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
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Election officials in the polling room shall consolidate results immediately after counting
Source:
Rwanda Electoral Code Article 95 (8). https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/RW/rwanda-electoral-code-regulating-the-presidential
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2024/12/04
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Réunion
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c. District level
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Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2009/11/04
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Saint Lucia
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c. District level
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Source:
EDSL.
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2009/11/04
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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c. District level
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Following the counting, the results with the ballot box, the key of the ballot box, and the preliminary statement of the poll and the polling station account are transmitted by the presiding officer to the returning officer.
Source:
HAER: 41
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2021/12/27
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Samoa
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e. National level
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When all the ballot papers have been dealt with, the Commissioner having ascertained the total number of votes received by each candidate, must immediately declare the result of the poll including the number of votes received by each candidate by giving public notice in the prescribed Form and report the result of the poll to the Head of State.
Source:
The Electoral Act 2019, Article 84 (1): https://www.palemene.ws/wp-content/uploads/Electoral-Act-2019-Eng.pdf (2021)
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2021/04/10
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Seychelles
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f. Other
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Source:
Elections Act chap 68A (199 sec 36 (2)
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2009/11/04
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Sierra Leone
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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Regional level: Constituency as the collation centre of all results of the constituency.
Source:
National Electoral Commission Act 2002
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2009/11/04
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Slovakia
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e. National level
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Source:
Parliamentary Election Act, articles 36 and 39
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2009/11/04
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Slovenia
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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Constituency
Source:
Electoral Code, article 86.
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2009/11/04
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Somalia
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
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Source:
article 52 elections bill 2000.
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2009/11/04
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Spain
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e. National level
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Provisional results are communicated by phone to the Ministry of Interior and are then gathered by a National Center from where they are transmitted to media and citizens.
Source:
Electoral Law 5/1985 of 19 June ("Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General"), Art. 98-108
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2012/04/17
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Sri Lanka
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d.) Electoral District
On receipt of the statement of preferences from each of the counting centers of the electoral district, the Returning Officer prepares the Final Statement of preferences of each candidate in the electoral district.
Source:
Department of Elections, www.slelections.gov.lk
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2016/02/09
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Sudan
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e. National level
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The results are transmitted to the Higher Council to be announced after the approval of the General Electoral Committee.
Source:
General Rules and Regulations of the Elections 1999, section 11, article 61.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2009/11/04
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Sweden
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d) The county administrative board shall conduct the final counting of votes. The proceedings shall be public and shall be conducted without delay.
Source:
Electoral Law of 2005, Ch. 13, Section 1, 2: http://www.val.se/pdf/2005_elections_act.pdf (2012)
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2012/05/15
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Switzerland
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d) Canton level, the canton has to inform the Swiss Federal (=national) Authority.
Source:
Electoral Law of 17 December 1976 regulating political rights, Art. 33, 35: Official website of the Swiss administration: http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/161_1/index.html (2012)
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2012/05/14
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Timor-Leste
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e. National level
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2009/11/04
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Tonga
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e. National level
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Source:
Electoral Act 1989, Art. 16: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TO/tonga-electoral-act-1989-1 (2021)
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2021/09/15
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Trinidad and Tobago
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
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Source:
Representation of the People Act, 2013. "Election Rules," Part V.
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2015/05/22
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Tunisia
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f. Other
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The results are transmitted to the main office where all the results are being gathered.
Source:
Electoral Law, chapter 1, part 4, section 3, articles 55.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2009/11/04
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Turkey
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c. District level
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Ballot papers considered valid, minutes issued by the ballot-box committee, undersigned vote counting schedules used in counting and listing, invalid, unconsidered and objected ballot papers, uncounted envelopes, the minutes book shall be placed, in separate packages signed sealed by the committee, in a bag sealed by the committee and signed by the chairman and members an shall be delivered to county election board to which the ballot- box committee is affiliated to by the chairman of the ballot-box committee and at least two members designated by the chairman by drawing names.
Source:
Law on Basic Provisions on Elections and Voter Registers, art. 107: http://www.legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/1310/file/bbf6e67f60e5492350474eaa9e9a.pdf
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2016/01/21
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Tuvalu
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c. District level
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Districts are declared by the Returning Officer at the Electoral District. Notification is then sent to the winning candidate and the Minister who causes the name of the succesful candidate to be published.
Source:
Electoral Provisions Sections 37, 38, 39
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2009/11/04
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Ukraine
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c. District level
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Source:
The Law on Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine, article 71-72
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2009/11/04
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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f. Other
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f) The Registration Officer
Source:
Representation of the People Act 1983, Schedule 1, Art. 55
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2012/05/09
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Uruguay
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d)departaments
Source:
Electoral Law, chapter XII
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2009/11/04
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Vanuatu
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e. National level
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The report and the sealed packets referred to in subrule (6) shall be delivered to the registration officer responsible for the constituency in which the poll was taken by the returning officer or by a person instructed by him
Source:
Representation of the People Act Cap 146 Section 37. Schedule 5 number 19 (8): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/VU/vanuatu-representation-of-the-people-act-1982-as/at_download/file
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2016/01/27
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Venezuela
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
f. Other
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In the case presidential election they are transmitted to the National Electoral Advice for his totalización.
In case of Deputies to the Congress to the Electoral Regional Meetings.
Source:
LOSPP, art. 176
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2009/11/04
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Viet Nam
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f. Other
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Not
later than three days after the election day the report shall be sent to the Election Board and the
Chairman of the People’s Council, the People’s Committee, the Standing Board of the Fatherland
Front Committee of the commune, ward or township.
Source:
Election Law Article 68
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2021/03/24
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Wallis and Futuna
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c. District level
d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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d. State.
Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.396, L.427.
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2009/11/04
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Yemen
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d. Regional level (specify whether it is constituency/ province/ state/ department/other)
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The Head of the First Sub-Committee together with heads of other subsidiary committees shall transfer and submit the summary statements together with other relevant documents to the seat of the Main Committee.
Source:
General Elections and Referendum Law 2001, chapter 6, articles 104-107.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2009/11/04
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Zanzibar
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a. Polling centre (several polling stations in same building)
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"The counts from each station are summed up at the central station."
Source:
Ame, Khamis A, Zanzibar Director of Elections. Electoral Commission Questionaire, Compiled by the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa.
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2009/11/04
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Zimbabwe
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f. Other
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Sent to constituency level
Source:
Zimbabwe electoral laws 65A (1). http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ZW/zimbabwe-consolidated-electoral-act-amended-2018/view
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2018/10/31
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