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Vote Counting

Singapore Singapore

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: The Returning Officer may direct that the votes cast at any polling station or stations in Singapore for an electoral division be counted at such counting place for that electoral division (which may or may not be a polling station) and time as he may specify. The votes cast at all overseas polling stations shall be counted at such place or places in Singapore as the Returning Officer directs.
Source: Parliamentary Elections Act, Art. 48A: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/SG/singapore-parliamentary-elections-act-2011/view (2017).
Verified: 2017/03/24
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VC011

When are ballots recounted?
Question:Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s): d. By request
Comments: Any candidate at an election in an electoral division or his counting agent may apply to the Returning Officer to have the votes given at the election recounted if either: - he is present at the sole counting place specified for the electoral division and the counting of votes at that counting place is completed; - or if he is present at the principal counting place specified for the electoral division and the votes counted at all counting places for that electoral division have been added at that principal counting place.
Source: Parliamentary Elections Act, Art. 49B: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/SG/singapore-parliamentary-elections-act-2011/view (2017).
Verified: 2017/03/24
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