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Vote Counting
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: Each state has its own specific requirements. Mail-in and early-voting ballots may be counted separately, depending on the state.
Votes cast at precinct polling places are first counted at the precincts after the close of polls.
Election officials perform verification at the central location to ensure that vote counting and vote consolidation equipment and software function properly before and after an election.
Source: Voting System Standards, Vol. 1, Sec. 2.3.5, 2.5.1:
https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/28/Voting_System_Standards_Volume_I.pdf
Verified: 2024/10/15
VC011
When are ballots recounted?
Question: Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s):
f . Other
Comments: "Each State, however, has specific laws for conducting recounts, but a recount generally is initiated either automatically or by an individual or group of individuals with standing. Some States require an automatic recount when the margin
of victory reflected by the canvass of votes falls within a predetermined percentage, such as 0.5
or 1 percent of the vote. A candidate or group of voters may also initiate a recount, as allowed by State law. These types of recounts usually require the initiator to pay the cost of the recount if the outcome is unchanged at the end of the process."
Source: https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/eac_assets/1/6/EMG_chapt_15_august_26_2010.pdf
Verified: 2024/10/15
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