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Vote Counting

Indonesia Indonesia

VC004

Votes are sorted/counted at
Question:Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
Answer: a. The polling stations
Comments: Article 74(1): Counting of the votes acquired by the Election Contesting Political Parties and the votes acquired by the candidates for DPR, DPD, Provincial DPRD and Regency/Municipal DPRD in TPS shall be conducted by KPPS. Article 175(1): Vote counting at TPS/TPSLN shall be conducted after the end of the voting period. (2) Vote counting as referred to in paragraph (1) shall only be done and completed at the TPS/TPSLN on the polling day.
Source: Law 8/2012 on General Election of the Members of House of Representatives, People’s Representatives Council and Regional House of Representatives, Art. 174, 175, 176: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-8-2012-on-general-election-of-the/view
Verified: 2024/02/07
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VC011

When are ballots recounted?
Question:Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s): d. By request
f. Other
Comments: Article 223(2): Vote recounting at TPS may be conducted if the following conditions take place: a. riots that caused the discontinuation of vote counting; b. vote counting was conducted in a closed room; c. vote counting was conducted in a dark room or in a poorly lit place; d. vote counting was conducted in an unclear voice; e. vote counting was recorded on board with illegible writing; f. witnesses of Election Contestant, Field Election Supervisor, and members of the society could not witness the vote counting process clearly. g. vote counting was conducted in another place or outside the predetermined place and time; and/or h. inconsistency in determining valid and invalid votes Article 227(1): In the event that there are differences between the number of votes on the certificate of voting results from TPS and the number of votes on the certificate of voting results which is received by PPS from TPS, witnesses of Election Contestants on the level of district/kecamatan and witnesses of Election Contestants at the TPS, District/Kecamatan Panwaslu, or Field Election Supervisor, the PPS shall conduct recounting of the votes for the concerned TPS.
Source: Law 8/2012 on General Election of the Members of House of Representatives, People’s Representatives Council and Regional House of Representatives, Article 223, 227: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/ID/indonesia-law-8-2012-on-general-election-of-the/view
Verified: 2024/02/07
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