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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: a. The polling stations
Comments: Article 100. Preliminary Operation Once the voting is closed, the president of the assembly or voting section counts the unused ballots and those invalidated by the voters, and places them in a proper envelope, which is then sealed and stamped for the purposes of paragraph 8 of Article 95. Article 101. Counting of In-Person Voting Abroad: ... Article 102. Counting of Votes: ...
Source: Electoral Law of the Assembly of the Republic, Law No. 14/79, of May 16, Articles 100, 101, 102: https://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/legis_lear_consolidada_2020-11.pdf Electoral Legislation: https://www.cne.pt/content/legislacao-eleitoral
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VC011

When are ballots recounted?
Question:Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s): b. Always recounted
e. Court order
Comments: Article 107. General Counting of the District The counting of the election results in each electoral district and the proclamation of the elected candidates are the responsibility of a general counting assembly, which begins its work at 9 a.m. on the second day following the election, at the location designated for this purpose by the president of the general counting assembly.
Source: Electoral Law of the Assembly of the Republic, Law No. 14/79, of May 16, Articles 106, 107, 117: https://www.cne.pt/sites/default/files/dl/legis_lear_consolidada_2020-11.pdf Electoral Legislation: https://www.cne.pt/content/legislacao-eleitoral
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