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total countries/territories: 110
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| Country/Territory |
Answers |
Comments |
Verified |
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Albania
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a. Yes
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Source:
Electoral Code, article 110.
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2009/11/04
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American Samoa
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a. Yes
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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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a. Yes
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Source:
Law No. 19.945.
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2021/12/26
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Armenia
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a. Yes
|
|
2009/11/04
|
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Australia
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a. Yes
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The Electoral Commission must endorse and return the writ to the Governor-General specifying the elected candidates.
Australian Electoral Officers in each State must do the same with the Senate writs.
Source:
Commonwealth Electoral Act Part XiX
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2009/11/04
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Azerbaijan
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c. Not applicable
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2021/08/03
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Bahamas
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b. No
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2009/11/04
|
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Bahrain
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c. Not applicable
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Source:
Decree number 14 for 2002, Organizing Referendums and Elections, Exercising Political Rights, part 3, articles 28 and 29.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2009/11/04
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Bangladesh
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a. Yes
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The Election Commission formally declares the results through the Gadget Notification. It's a public notice system through which the public is informed officially.
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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b. No
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Source:
Johnson, Donville, Chief Electoral Officer, Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Donvillej(a)hotmail.com
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2009/11/04
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Belarus
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a. Yes
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Source:
Code on Elections, article 84.
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2009/11/04
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Belgium
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a. Yes
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The results have to be publicly announced.
Source:
Electoral Code, Art. 174
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2012/05/04
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Belize
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a. Yes
|
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2009/11/04
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Benin
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b. No
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Source:
voir article 80 de la loi n°2000-18
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2009/11/04
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Bolivia
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a. Yes
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The definitive computation of the elections will be made by the Electoral National Court, in the term of five days counted starting from the reception of the last departmental computation.
Source:
Electoral Code, Art.177
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2016/04/12
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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a. Yes
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Source:
Election Law, Article 5. Paragraph (29)
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2009/11/04
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Brazil
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a. Yes
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Art. 179(I, II 1-9) and Art. 180 (I, II).
Source:
Electoral Code – Law No. 4.737, of July 15, 1965, Article 179 (I, II 1-9), 180 (I, II):
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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a. Yes
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Source:
Election Laws.
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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a. Yes
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The election results shall be published according to the procedure of urgency and inserted in the Official Gazette in
English and French.
Source:
Electoral Code Chapter III section 139 (3): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
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2018/11/06
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Canada
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a. Yes
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Each returning officer must validate the count of the valid votes cast in his/her electoral district.
Source:
Electoral Law: Canada Elections Act, Part 13
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2010/06/18
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Cape Verde
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a. Yes
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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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a. Yes
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Source:
Elizabeth Cabrera Burgos, Subdirectora, Servicio Electoral de Chile
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2009/11/04
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Colombia
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b. No
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Source:
Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE)
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2009/11/04
|
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Costa Rica
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a. Yes
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The Supreme Electoral Tribunal is in charge of the official declaration, once the final counting of votes is defined.
Source:
Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE)
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2009/11/04
|
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Croatia
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a. Yes
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Source:
Electoral Code, articles 91 and 92.
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2009/11/04
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Czech Republic
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a. Yes
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The State Electoral Commission (SEC) officially declares the results of the elections.
Source:
Act on elections to the Parliament, no.247/1995.
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2009/11/04
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Côte d'Ivoire
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a. Yes
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Source:
Code électoral
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2009/11/04
|
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Denmark
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a. Yes
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Folketing needs to approve.
Source:
Anne Birte Pade, Head of Election Unit, Ministry of Interior,
adp(a)im.dk
Klaus Josefsen, Election Unit, Ministry of Interior,
kjo(a)im.dk
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2016/10/14
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Djibouti
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a. Yes
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The electoral code requires that certified results be announced by the ministry of interior and decentralization
Source:
http://www.afrol.com/News2003/dji002_poll_women.htm
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2009/11/04
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Dominica
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a. Yes
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The returning officer as soon as he has ascertained the result of the poll, forthwith publicly declares the result and announces the candidate to whom most votes have been given to be elected as the member of the constituency. The returning officer, within seven days next following that upon which he has made the final count of or ascertained the number of votes given for each candidate, shall deliver personally or transmit by registered post to the Chief Elections Officer: the writ with his return endorsed thereon that the candidate having the majority of votes has been elected; a report of his proceedings; the recapitulation sheets; the statements of the polls; and all other documentation used for the election.
The returning officer shall forward to each of the candidates a duplicate or copy of the return to the writ he made. The Chief Elections Officer receiving the return of any member elected to serve in the House of Assembly, transmits the writ with the return endorsed thereon to the President and enters the writ in the order in which he receives the return, in a book to be kept by him for such purpose and thereupon immediately gives notice in the Gazette of the name of the candidate so elected and in the order in which it was received.
Then, the Chief Elections Officer as soon as practicable after each general election, causes to be printed a report giving for each polling district the number of votes polled for each candidate, the number of rejected ballots, the number of names on the lists of electors, together with any other information that he may think fit to include; and shall also, at the end of each year, cause to be printed a similar report on the by-elections held during the year.
Source:
EL: 43.
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2009/11/04
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Ecuador
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a. Yes
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The law says that the scrutinies, beginning at 21:00 hours the night of elections day, they should last at least 10 days, but being national election, specially in the areas more populated as Pichincha and Guayas, the official results delay much more, in the case of Guayas in 1998 delayed 34 days.
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2009/11/04
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Egypt
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a. Yes
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Article 36 of Law 73 states :
"The head of the general election committee shall announce the result of election or referendum and the number of votes won by each candidate in his respective constituency. Both the committee head and secretary shall sign three copies of the minutes of the session; one of which, along with all election or referendum papers shall be sent to the Interior Minister, the second to the HEC directly and the third copy shall be kept at the governorate security directorate headquarters."
And Article 37 that :
"The HEC chairman shall announce the overall result of election or referendum by a decision to be issued within the three days following the announcement of the results of election or referendum by the heads of general election committees in the constituencies. This decision shall be published in the Egyptian Official Gazette within two days of its issuance."
Source:
Law 73 of 1956 on the Exercise of Political Rights, Articles 36 and 37.
Updated March 2007
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2009/11/04
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El Salvador
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a. Yes
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Source:
Electoral Law 266
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2009/11/04
|
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Eritrea
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a. Yes
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Source:
Elections Act, art. 57
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2011/06/22
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Fiji
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a. Yes
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As soon as practicable after it has been ascertained that a candidate has been elected in any constituency, the returning officer must publicly declare the name of the candidate.
Source:
Electoral Act 1998, Section 119
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2009/11/04
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Finland
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a. Yes
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The electoral district committee shall make public the result of the election
with directions for lodging an appeal through a notification in the committee
and shall also announce in its notification the deputies for the elected
members, and shall draw up, without delay, a written authorisation of mandate
for each elected member and dispatch the written authorisation, without delay,
to parliament to be handed to the elected members.
The electoral district committee shall immediately inform the Ministry of
Justice of the result of the result of the election in a manner specified by the Ministry of Justice and also inform the State Provincial Office and the central election committees of the municipalities in the electoral district and give a notification of the result and the comparative indices and the number of votes of the elected members in those newspapers which have the greatest circulation in the said electoral district and which represent those parties who have had candidates in the elections.
Source:
Election Act 714/1998 as amended, Section 94
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2012/05/21
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France
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a. Yes
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The official document with the results is signed by the members of the central polling station and is publicly announced by the president of the central polling station.
Source:
Electoral Code, Art. R69;
Official Website of French administration: http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F16828.xhtml (2012)
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2012/05/03
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French Guiana
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a. Yes
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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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a. Yes
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Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.52-2.
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2009/11/04
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Georgia
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a. Yes
|
|
2009/11/04
|
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Germany
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a. Yes
|
Source:
Source: Federal Electoral Law, Ch. 6, Sections 41 and 42
Federal Electoral Regulation, Ch. 4, Sections 78 and 79
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2021/11/19
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Ghana
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a. Yes
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After a declaration has ben signed by Agents of Parties and candidates, the results are then declared.
Source:
The constitution of the Republic of Ghana Article 49 clause (3)
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2009/11/04
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Guadeloupe
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a. Yes
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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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a. Yes
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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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a. Yes
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Source:
Act C. of 1997.
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2009/11/04
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Iceland
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a. Yes
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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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a. Yes
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Source:
Representation of People Act 1951, sec 66, and rule 64 of Conduct of Elections Rules 1961
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2009/11/04
|
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Ireland
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a. Yes
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The returning officer shall give public notice in the form directed by the Minister of the names and descriptions of the candidates elected and, in the case of a contested election, of the total number of votes given for each candidate, whether elected or not, of any transfer of votes and of the total number of votes credited to each candidate at the end of the count at which such transfer took place.
Source:
Electoral Act 1992, Art. 125
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2012/05/10
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Italy
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b. No
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Source:
Electoral Law: "Testo unico delle leggi elettorali", Art. 76
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2012/04/16
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Japan
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a. Yes
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Source:
Electoral Code, 101, 101-2, 101-3.
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2009/11/04
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Kazakhstan
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a. Yes
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4. The statement on the election results of:
1) the President, deputies of the Parliament shall be published in mass media by the Central Election Commission within ten days since the date of the election;
2) maslikhat deputies are published in local mass media by relevant territorial election commissions no later than seven days from the date of the election;
3) members of local self-government bodies other than maslikhats shall be published in the local mass media by the corresponding territorial election commission within four days since the day of election.
5. The statement of the Central (territorial) Election Commission shall include the following data: the day of election, the total number of the citizens enrolled in the voter (elector) registers and who have taken part in voting; the total number of the constituencies; the number of voters who voted with absentee certificates; the total number of the candidates who stand for elections; the number of the voters who had voted outside the polling station; the number of the political parties participating in elections; number of administrative units where re-run of a vote shall be held; the number of votes (the poll) voted for each candidate to President, deputy of the Senate of the Parliament, for each political party, for each candidatein the corresponding administrative-territorial unit number of votes cast for candidates to the Mazhilis deputies to be elected by the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan; the elected President, the deputies of the Senate of the Parliament, deputies of Mazhilis to be elected by the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan, maslikhats, members of the local self-government bodies with indication of the surname, given names, year of birth, position, place of residence as well as at the discretion of a candidate the data about his/her membership in a political party and his/her ethnic origin.
The statement of the corresponding territorial election commission shall include the following data: total number of the citizens enrolled in the voter registers and taken part in voting; number of votes cast for each candidate; number of null and void ballots by polling stations; surname, given names, year of birth, position, place of residence of the elected maslikhat deputies as well as at the discretion of a candidate the data on his/her membership in a political party and his/her ethnic origin.
The data in the statements of the Central and territorial election commissions shall be presented according to constituencies., while data in statements of district election commissions according to polling stations. The corresponding election commission shall make the statement on the preliminary election results within forty eight hours since the end of vote count and the issue of the corresponding protocol.
(Constitutional Law on Elections in the RK, Art. 44,4/5)
Source:
Constitutional Law on Elections of the Republic of Kazakhstan as amended on June 29, 2018, art. 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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a. Yes
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Source:
Constitution art. 86
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2012/02/24
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Kiribati
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a. Yes
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When the result of the poll has been ascertained, the Electoral Officer shall forthwith declare to be elected the candidate, or in the case of an election for which 2 or 3 members are to be elected, the 2 or 3 candidates as the case may be for whom the greatest number of votes have been cast, and shall also declare the number of votes for each and every candidate, whether elected or not.
Source:
Elections Ordinance, Subsidiary Legislation, Part VI, Art. 25
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2020/05/02
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Korea, Republic of
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a. Yes
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Source:
AEP, articles 178 and 185.
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2009/11/04
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Lithuania
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a. Yes
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The Central Electoral Committee shall establish the final election results after it has investigated all complaints and established all election results in the constituency, including the votes from those who have voted on ships and abroad.
Source:
Parliamentary Election Act, article 93(1-2)
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2009/11/04
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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a. Yes
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Art. 135(2) The State Election Commission shall announce the final election results immediately, or not later than 24 hours from the day they become final.
Source:
Electoral Code of The Republic of Macedonia (consolidated version as of February 2019), art. 135:
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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a. Yes
|
Source:
Election Commission Malaysia (ECM)
|
2009/11/04
|
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Maldives
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a. Yes
|
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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a. Yes
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Source:
Elections and Referenda Act 1980 Section 185 clause 1
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2009/11/04
|
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Martinique
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a. Yes
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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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a. Yes
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Upon certification and declaration of the results, the National Election Director shall immediately provide to all election candidates notice of such certification in the most practical and expeditious manner available.
Source:
The National Election Code, Title 9, Chapter 7, Section 711 (2): http://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title09/T9_Ch7_2014.html#710 (2021)
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2021/04/07
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Moldova, Republic of
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c. Not applicable
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2021/03/31
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Monaco
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a. Yes
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Official results are published by the State Department at the Official Journal of Monaco.
Source:
Law 839 regulating communal and national elections, as amended, Art. 50
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2012/04/27
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Morocco
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b. No
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Source:
House of Representatives Law, chapter 8, article 74.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2009/11/04
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Nepal
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b. No
|
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2009/11/04
|
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Netherlands
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b. No
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The central electoral committee shall determine the result of the election as quickly as possible
Source:
Elections Act (1989), Chapter P, Section 20(1).
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2016/03/18
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New Caledonia
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a. Yes
|
Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.52-2.
|
2009/11/04
|
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Nigeria
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b. No
|
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2009/11/04
|
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Niue
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a. Yes
|
|
2009/11/04
|
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Norway
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b. No
|
Source:
The Election Act: http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Kampanjer/valgportal/Regelverk/Representation_of_the_People_Act170609.pdf (2012)
|
2012/05/22
|
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Pakistan
|
a. Yes
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The law requires to declare results as soon as possible.
Source:
Representation of the People's Act, 1976
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2009/11/04
|
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Palestine
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b. No
|
Source:
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2009/11/04
|
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Papua New Guinea
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a. Yes
|
Source:
Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections (1997) Section 175 clause 1 (a)
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2009/11/04
|
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Paraguay
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a. Yes
|
Source:
Law N.834.
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2009/11/04
|
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Philippines
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a. Yes
|
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2009/11/04
|
|
Romania
|
a. Yes
|
Source:
Law on Election of the Parliament, article 69.
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2009/11/04
|
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Russian Federation
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a. Yes
|
1. The Central Election Commission on the basis of its protocol on the election results in the federal electoral district, its decision on election results in the federal electoral district, as well as on the basis of the protocols and decisions of district election commissions on election results in single-mandate electoral districts, not later than two weeks after voting day, shall establish the general election results of deputies to the State Duma.
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, article 90.
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2016/06/06
|
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Rwanda
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a. Yes
|
The Chairman of the National Electoral Commission shall announce final election results
within seven (7) days after the publication of provisional results.
Source:
laws governing election in Rwanda Chapter 10 Article 104. http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/RW/rwanda-organic-law-nb0-17-2003-of-07-07-2003/view
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2024/12/04
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Réunion
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a. Yes
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2009/11/04
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
c. Not applicable
|
Source:
National Assembly Elections Act
|
2020/04/19
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
a. Yes
|
The returning officer publicly declares the poll and announces the candidate to whom most votes have been given, to be elected as the member for the electoral district.
Source:
EDSL.
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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a. Yes
|
As soon as the returning officer has ascertained the result of the poll, forthwith publicly declares the result and announces the candidate to whom most votes have been given to be elected as the member of the constituency; return the name to the Supervisor of Elections for transmission to the Governor-General and give public notice of his name and the total number of votes given for each candidate.
The returning officer return as soon as practicable, the name of the member elected by endorsing on the writ a certificate and by delivering himself, or forwarding by his agents, the writ duly endorsed to the Supervisor of Elections for transmission to the Governor-General. The returning officer forward to each of the candidates a duplicate or copy of the return to the writ by him. The Supervisor of Elections, transmit the writ with the return endorsed thereon to the Governor-General.
Then, the returning officer immediately after each general election, causes to be printed a report giving by polling divisions, the number of votes polled for each candidate, the number of rejected ballots, the number of names on the lists of electors, together with any other information that he may think fit to include; and also, at the end of each year, cause to be printed a similar report on the by-elections held during the year.
Source:
HAER: 45 and 46.
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2021/12/27
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Samoa
|
a. Yes
|
Upon receipt of the report, the Head of State shall: (a) receive from the Commissioner the return of the writ issued by the Head of State to the Commissioner to conduct elections; and (b) by warrant under his or her hand declare the successful candidate or candidates to be elected.
Source:
The Electoral Act 2019, Article 84 (2): https://www.palemene.ws/wp-content/uploads/Electoral-Act-2019-Eng.pdf (2021)
|
2021/04/10
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|
Seychelles
|
a. Yes
|
Government publishes the results in the gazette
Source:
Elections Act chap 68A (1996) sec 38 (2)
|
2025/03/03
|
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Sierra Leone
|
a. Yes
|
THe final results must be published ina a gazzet.
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Slovakia
|
a. Yes
|
The Election department shall determine and publicize the results of the election.
Source:
Parliamentary Election Act, article 13 (7)
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Slovenia
|
a. Yes
|
Source:
Electoral Code, article 97.
|
2009/11/04
|
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Somalia
|
a. Yes
|
Source:
article 64 elections bill 2000.
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Spain
|
a. Yes
|
Source:
Electoral Law 5/1985 of 19 June ("Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General"), Art. 108
|
2012/04/17
|
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Sri Lanka
|
b. No
|
Announcement of the results is done by the Commissioner of Elections through radio and television.
Source:
Department of Elections, www.slelections.gov.lk
|
2016/02/09
|
|
Sudan
|
b. No
|
Source:
General Rules and Regulations of the Elections 1999, chapter 11, article 62.
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Sweden
|
a. Yes
|
When the Central Election Authority has distributed seats between the parties and appointed members and substitutes, the election results shall be pronounced by being announced by public notice in Post- och Inrikes Tidningar (Swedish Official Gazette).
Source:
Electoral Law of 2005, Ch. 14, Section 25: http://www.val.se/pdf/2005_elections_act.pdf (2012)
|
2012/05/15
|
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Switzerland
|
a. Yes
|
a) Official results must be published on the Federal Journal
Source:
Electoral Law of 17 December 1976 regulating political rights, Art. 52: Official website of the Swiss administration: http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/161_1/index.html (2012)
|
2012/05/14
|
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Taiwan
|
c. Not applicable
|
|
2020/03/30
|
|
Timor-Leste
|
b. No
|
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Tonga
|
b. No
|
Source:
Pita Vuki Chief Returning Officer 2002
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
a. Yes
|
The Returning Officer shall, as soon as he shall have ascertained the result of the poll, forthwith publicly declare the same and announce the candidate for whom most votes have been given to be elected as the member for the electoral district.
Source:
Representation of the People Act, 2013. "Election Rules," Part IV, Rule 104.
|
2015/05/22
|
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Tunisia
|
c. Not applicable
|
There is no specific time for the announcement.
Source:
Chapter 3, section 7, article 105 (revised) of the electoral law.
http://www.arab-ipu.org/pdb/RelatedArticlesGvnSPName.asp?SPName=CHRN&StructuredIndexCode=0&LawBookID=021020013249846&Year1=&Year2=&YearGorH=
Updated on March 10, 2005
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Turkey
|
a. Yes
|
Source:
Sabri Coskun, former Deputy President, Higher Council of Elections,
arikan(a)hacettepe.edu.tr
|
2015/06/01
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Tuvalu
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a. Yes
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After declaration and notification by the Returning Officer, the Minister publishes the name of the succesful candidate in the Gazette.
Source:
Electoral Provisions Section 39 (2)(b)
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2009/11/04
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Ukraine
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a. Yes
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Source:
The Law on Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine, article 78
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2009/11/04
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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a. Yes
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When the result of the poll has been ascertained, the Returning Officer shall forthwith declare to be elected the candidate to whom the majority of votes has been given; return his name to the Clerk of the Crown; and give public notice of his name and of the total number of votes given for each candidate together with the number of rejected ballot papers under each head shown in the statement of rejected ballot papers. Furthermore, the returning officer shall return the name of the member elected by endorsing on the writ a certificate.
Source:
Representation of the People Act 1983, Schedule 1, Art. 50, 51
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2012/05/09
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Uruguay
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a. Yes
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Source:
Complementary law to the Electoral Law of the 22 October 1925, Chapter II
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2009/11/04
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Vanuatu
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b. No
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Source:
Representation of the People Act Cap 146 Section 37. Schedule 5 number 21 (1): 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. Yes
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The National Electoral Advice will order to publish the results of the President's elections of the Republic and Delegated in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Venezuela.
Source:
LOSPP, art. 180
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2009/11/04
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Viet Nam
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c. Not applicable
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- the Election Council shall, on the basis of the sum-up report on the nation-wide election,
make public the election returns and the list of the elected deputies of the National Assembly
Source:
Election Law Article 77
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2021/03/25
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Wallis and Futuna
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a. Yes
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Source:
Electoral Code, Article L.52-2.
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2009/11/04
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Yemen
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a. Yes
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Source:
General Elections and Referendum Law 2001, chapter 6, article 107.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2009/11/04
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Zanzibar
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b. No
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The electoral law does not detail how or when the officially certified results should be announced. According to the Zanzibar Electoral Commission, the results are announced 3 days after the close of the polls.
Source:
Ame, Khamis A, Zanzibar Director of Elections. Electoral Commission Questionaire, Compiled by the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa.
Zanzibar Electoral Act No. 11 of 1984, including ammendments made by Act No. 8 of 1992; Act No 14 of 1992, and Act No. 5 of 1995. 15th May, 1995.
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2009/11/04
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Zimbabwe
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c. Not applicable
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2018/10/31
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