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Vote Counting

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VC004

Votes are sorted/counted at
Question:Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
Answer: c. Special counting centres
Comments: Votes are first sorted when the ballot boxes are transferred to the Counting and Tabulation Committee, either at the central location, or a local one. "...[T]he Chief Electoral Officer shall as soon as practicable, cause the following to be transmitted to the Counting and Tabulation Committee: ... all ballot boxes ... the container of absentee and postal votes ... any other covering envelopes and covering reply envelopes containing absentee or postal votes ..."
Source: Elections and Referenda Act, as amended, sec. 117-119 & 177. https://rmiparliament.org/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1980/1980-0020/ElectionsandReferendaAct1980_5.pdf
Verified: 2023/10/12
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VC011

When are ballots recounted?
Question:Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s): e. Court order
f. Other
Comments: "A candidate in an election may file with the Chief Electoral Officer a petition for a re-count in the electorate on the grounds that (a) the result was so close that it would be proper to have the voting figures rechecked, or (b) there was an error in relation to the count, the records of the election, or the admission or rejection of ballot papers, and that he believes that a re-count will affect the result of the election. ... "If the Chief Electoral Officer grants a petition under Section 180 of this Chapter, or if the High Court on appeal under Section 181 of this Chapter orders the Chief Electoral Officer to direct a re-count, the Chief Electoral Officer shall direct the Counting and Tabulation Committee to conduct a re-count."
Source: Elections and Referenda Act, as amended, sec. 180 (1) & 182 (1). https://rmiparliament.org/cms/images/LEGISLATION/PRINCIPAL/1980/1980-0020/ElectionsandReferendaAct1980_5.pdf
Verified: 2023/10/12
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