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total countries/territories: 224
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Afghanistan
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f. Other
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In case the vote counting process is challenged, the Commission and the Complaint Commission may order the re-count of all the ballots or part of it in an electoral constituency prior to the certification of the final results.
Source:
Electoral Law of Afghanistan, art. 57: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/AF/afghanistan-election-law-2014-english/view (2014).
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2019/09/24
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Albania
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d. By request
f. Other
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Election Code: Art. 138: 3. When the CEC, upon the request of parties or on its own initiative, finds that a recount and/or re-evaluation of certain ballots is needed in order to make a decision, it conducts, in the presence of the parties, a recount and/or a re-evaluation of the votes and reflects the conclusion in the official record of the CEC meeting and in its respective
decision. If the request for the recount and/or re-evaluation of certain votes is made by two of its members, the CEC is required to perform the recount and/or re-evaluation of the requested votes.
Source:
The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, dated 2 April 2015, art. 138 (3)
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2017/05/18
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Algeria
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g. No information available
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Source:
Electoral law (Loi organique n° 12-01 du 18 Safar 1433 correspondant au 12 janvier 2012 relative au régime électoral): https://www.joradp.dz/hfr/consti.htm
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2019/09/25
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American Samoa
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g. No information available
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2012/05/23
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Andorra
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g. No information available
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Source:
Electoral law: 28/2007 - "Llei qualificada del règim electoral i del referèndum": https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/AD/andorra-electoral-law-2007/
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2023/06/09
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Angola
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a. Never recounted
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Source:
Electoral Law n.º 36/11 of 21 December 2011 regulating General Elections, art. 122 (3): http://www.tribunalconstitucional.ao/uploads/%7Bc46fa0b3-c947-4440-ae92-5f1a3a275d8a%7D.pdf (2017)
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2017/03/29
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Anguilla
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d. By request
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Article 56
(9) Immediately after the counting of the votes pursuant to this section has terminated, a candidate or his agent present at the count may demand a recount and thereupon, unless the Returning Officer considers the demand to be unreasonable having regard to the result of the first count, he shall proceed to re-count the votes accordingly to ascertain the result of the poll.
(10) In the event of a re-count of votes —
(a) every other candidate or his agent shall have the right to demand a further re- count, and the Returning Officer may in his own discretion conduct further re- counts; but in any case, the Returning Officer shall not be obliged to conduct the recounts more than twice;
(b) the result of the poll shall be determined by the final count of the votes.
Source:
Election Act, (2008), Article 56
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2015/02/27
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Antigua and Barbuda
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d. By request
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57. (1) A candidate, if present when the counting or any recount of the votes is completed, may require the returning officer to have the votes re-counted. (2) No step shall be taken on the completion of the counting or any re-count of the votes until the candidates at the completion thereof have been given a reasonable opportunity to exercise the right conferred by this rule.
Source:
Representation of the People Act, art. 57
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AG/antigua-and-barbuda-amendment-to-the-1/view
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2014/06/06
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Argentina
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f. Other
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In case of obvious errors in the initial counting of votes.
Source:
Electoral Code: “Código Electoral Nacional — Ley 19945”, art. 118: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-ley-19945-codigo-electoral-nacional-2019/ (2019)
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2021/12/26
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Armenia
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d. By request
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A candidate or proxy who was present at the process of summarizing the voting results in the electoral precinct, as well as the member of the precinct electoral commission in case of making a record — in the protocol on the voting results in the electoral precinct — on having a special opinion concerning the procedure of summarizing the voting results, shall have the right to appeal, in the manner and within the time limits specified by the Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia, against the results of voting in the electoral precinct concerned, by submitting an application for recount of the results of voting in the electoral precinct to the constituency electoral commission.
An application for recount of the voting results in the electoral precinct may be submitted only to the relevant constituency electoral commission from 12.00 to 18.00 on the day following the voting.
Source:
Electoral Code of 26 May 2011, art. 48: http://res.elections.am/images/doc/_ecode.pdf (2013).
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2015/12/01
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Aruba
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d. By request
f. Other
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d) Requests by voters to the Electoral Council. f) The Electoral Council ex officio.
Source:
Mr. Hubert Maduro, President, Electoral Council of Aruba; Elections Act, art. 84
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2017/07/07
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Australia
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d. By request
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A check of the initial tally is conducted to prevent any discrepancies, however re-counts may be requested by any candidate with valid reason for a re-count of ballots.
Source:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (amended in 2019) Section 279: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00103/f85985f8-e256-4e11-ad31-884ed7f92224
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2024/09/09
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Austria
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e. Court order
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Source:
Federal Law on Parliamentary Elections (1992), Art. 110
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/Dokumente/Erv/ERV_1992_471/ERV_1992_471.pdf
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2012/05/29
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Azerbaijan
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f. Other
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107.6: Should the Constituency Election Commission discover mistakes or inadmissible corrections and inconsistencies in the protocol (including other documents attached thereto) of a Precinct Election Commission, the Constituency Election Commission may adopt a decision on the recount of votes in the relevant election precinct.
108.4: Should the Central Election Commission, within at the latest 4 days after Voting Day, discover mistakes or inadmissible
corrections and inconsistencies in the protocols (including other documents attached thereto) submitted by the Constituency Election Commissions, the Central Election Commission may adopt a decision on the recount of votes in the relevant election constituency.
170.3: If voting in a single mandate election constituency is considered invalid due to the miscount of ballot papers, the
Central Election Commission shall make a decision on recount of votes.
Source:
Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan including 2024 amendments, Article 107.6, 108.4, 170.3: https://msk.gov.az/uploads/qanunvericilik/Election-Code-2024.pdf
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2024/11/12
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Bahamas
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b. Always recounted
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Upon a re-count the returning officer shall in the presence of such of the candidates or their election agents as are present
Source:
Electoral Law, Art. 66
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/BS/bahamas-parliamentary-elections-act-2012/view (2017)
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2017/03/27
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Bahrain
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g. No information available
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Source:
The Shura and Representatives Councils Law: https://regulations-references-laws-s3-bucket.s3.me-south-1.amazonaws.com/public/_pdf-1705188185067.pdf
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2024/11/25
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Bangladesh
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d. By request
e. Court order
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The presiding officer of a polling station may recount the ballots on his own accord if he feels it necessary, or by request of a candidate or election agent.
Source:
Constitution; Part VII; Article 125(b)
Representation of the People Order, Art.36(5)
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2012/05/30
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Barbados
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d. By request
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Source:
Donville Johnson, Chief Electoral Officer, Electoral and Boundaries Commission, Barbados, Donvillej(a)hotmail.com
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2009/08/21
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Belarus
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c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
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In case of detection of mistakes and irregularities in the protocols of precinct, territorial or circuit electoral commissions as well as of other violations committed in the course of voting or during the count of votes, the regional, Minsk city territorial electoral commission, on its own initiative or the application of the candidate, is entitled to take a decision on a recount of votes by the respective territorial or circuit electoral commission.
Source:
Electoral Code: "Electoral Code of the Republic of Belarus”, art. 79, 83: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/BY/belarus-electoral-code-2023-english/
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2023/09/13
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Belgium
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d. By request
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Source:
The Belgian Electoral Code, Article 165
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/BE/belgium-electoral-code-2014/view
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2019/04/25
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Belize
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d. By request
f. Other
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During the counting, a request can be made to the returning officer for a recount or to recheck any figures recorded, but the returning officer may refuse to do so if in his/her opinion the request is unreasonable. Besides, the returning officer may, at his/her discretion, recount or direct the recount when he/she is not satisfied with the accuracy of the previous count.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Representation of the People Act, Chapter 9”, Schedule III, Sections 29 (2 & 3): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/BZ/belize-representation-of-the-people-act-2020/
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2025/03/24
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Benin
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e. Court order
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Source:
Law n ° 2010-33 of 7 January 2011 setting general rules for the elections in the Republic of Benin, art. 104: http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Benin-2/Loi-electorale-generale-pour-2011.pdf (2016)
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2019/04/05
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Bermuda
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d. By request
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Immediately after the counting of the votes pursuant to subsection (1) has terminated, a candidate or his agent present at the count may demand a recount and thereupon, unless the Returning Officer considers the demand to be unreasonable having regard to the result of the first count, he shall proceed to re-count the votes accordingly to ascertain the result of the poll.
Source:
The Parliamentary Election Act (1978) Art. 56
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2012/05/31
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Bhutan
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d. By request
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A political party, a candidate or, in his/her absence, his/her election or counting representatives may, within 24 hours of the announcement of the result by the Returning Officer under the provisions of section 432, apply in writing to the Returning Officer to recount the votes either wholly or in part stating the grounds on which he/she demands the recount.
Source:
Elections Act of Bhutan (2008), Chapter 18, Article 433: https://www.ecb.bt/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/ElectionActEnglish.pdf
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2024/08/27
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Bolivia
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a. Never recounted
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The Electoral Jury is the only authority competent to conduct vote counting in a definitive manner, and no authority shall review and repeat this act. The results recorded in the minutes are final and non-revisable.
Source:
Electoral Law; “Ley del Régimen Electoral — Ley 026-2010”, art. 173, 177 (II): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/BO/bolivia-ley-026-2010-regimen-electoral-vigente/ (2019).
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2024/12/10
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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d. By request
f. Other
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Source:
Election Law, Article 5.30
http://izbori.ba/Documents/documents/ZAKONI/BiH_Election_Law_last_consolidated_version_2018.pdf
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2025/06/26
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Botswana
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d. By request
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During the counting of votes, a candidate or his/her counting agent may require the returning officer to have the votes re-counted, but the returning officer may refuse to do so if he/she does not consider the request reasonable.
Source:
Electoral Act of 1968 (as amended until 2012), art. 75: http://www.iec.gov.bw/images/pdf/ElectoralAct.pdf (2014).
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2014/10/28
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Brazil
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c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
e. Court order
f. Other
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Source:
Electoral Code – Law No. 4.737, of July 15, 1965, Article 179 (II §8), 180 (II), 181:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/codigo-eleitoral-1/codigo-eleitoral-lei-nb0-4.737-de-15-de-julho-de-1965
Elections Law – Law No. 9.504, of September 30, 1997, Article 88:
https://www.tse.jus.br/legislacao/codigo-eleitoral/lei-das-eleicoes/lei-das-eleicoes-lei-nb0-9.504-de-30-de-setembro-de-1997
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2024/10/14
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Brunei Darussalam
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h. Not applicable
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There have been no direct elections for the Legislative Council since 1962. The appointed legislative council passed constitutional amendments calling for a 45-seat council with 15 elected members. However, no elections have been held so far and no election date has been set.
Source:
Constitution, Art. 23: http://publicofficialsfinancialdisclosure.worldbank.org/fdl/sites/fdl/files/assets/law-library-files/Brunei_Constitution_1959_amended%202011_EN.pdf (2013);
CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/bx.html
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2013/03/18
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Bulgaria
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g. No information available
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The OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Report on the
No reference to recounting in electoral code (2014)
2009 parliamentary elections recommended that the legislation should be amended to foresee recounting of votes. The same concern was raised by the PACE Ad Hoc Committee, in particular with the introduction of a majoritarian component shortly before the 2009 parliamentary elections. This recommendation was not addressed.
Source:
OSCE Joint Opinion on the Election Code of Bulgaria (2011), Para. 53
http://www.osce.org/odihr/80841
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2014/10/02
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Burkina Faso
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g. No information available
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Source:
Electoral Code as amended in 2015: http://www.ceni.bf/sites/default/files/Code_électoral_BF-Version_21.05.2015.pdf (2015)
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2015/12/04
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Burma (Myanmar)
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g. No information available
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Source:
The Pyithu Hluttaw Election Law: http://www.altsean.org/Research/2010/Resources/Laws/Pyithu%20Hluttaw%20Election%20Law.pdf (2013).
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2015/11/17
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Burundi
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e. Court order
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Source:
Electoral Code, art. 65-66: https://courconstitutionnelle.gov.bi/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Code-Electoral_30092024095027.pdf
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2025/05/08
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Cambodia
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c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
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Where the number of ballot papers in the ballot box differs with that of voters indicated, the Chairperson of the Polling Station Commission shall arrange a recount.
Source:
Law on the Election of the Members of the National Assembly, art. 119: http://ngocedaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/tmp_11849-Draft-of-LEMNA-by-CNRP-CPP_March_08_2015132491924.pdf
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2023/10/11
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Cameroon
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g. No information available
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Source:
Electoral Code: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
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2018/11/06
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Canada
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c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
e. Court order
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Any elector may apply to a judge for a recount within 4 days of the returning officer issuing a certificate of votes cast. The judge shall fix the date for a recount within 4 days of receiving the request. A judicial recount must take place if the difference between the number of votes cast for the candidate with the most votes and the number of votes cast for any other candidate is less than one one-thousandth of the votes cast. Upon application by an elector, a judge may conduct a judicial recount if there is credible affidavit evidence that the deputy returning officer incorrectly counted or rejected ballots; the deputy returning officer made an incorrect statement of the vote; or the returning officer incorrectly added up the votes.
Source:
Elections Canada (www.elections.ca)
The Canada Elections Act (2015), Part 14 (Judicial Recount)
http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/PDF/E-2.01.pdf
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2025/03/28
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Cape Verde
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e. Court order
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Source:
Electoral Law as amended by Law No 56/VII/2010, art. 243 (2), 254 (2), 401 (2): http://www.parlamento.cv/userfiles/image/site/Leis/Altera%20o%20C%C3%B3digo%20Eleitoral%20-%20texto%20integrante.pdf (2016)
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2016/05/04
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Cayman Islands
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d. By request
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A candidate can request a recount of a specific ballot box, but only once.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Elections Act (2021 Revision)”, Section 58(11): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/KY/cayman-islands-elections-act-2021-revision/ ;
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2021/12/13
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Central African Republic
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g. No information available
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Source:
Electoral Law N° 09.016: http://ddata.over-blog.com/1/35/48/78/Centrafrique/CODE_ELECTORAL-RCA-2-octobre-2010.pdf (2016)
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2021/04/19
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Chad
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a. Never recounted
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Source:
Electoral Law N° 003/PR/2008 amended by law n° 008/PR/2009, law n° 007/PR/2010 and law n° 020/PR/2010: http://publicofficialsfinancialdisclosure.worldbank.org/sites/fdl/files/assets/law-library-files/Chad_Electoral%20code_2009_fr.pdf (2016)
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2019/04/23
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Chile
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d. By request
e. Court order
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Requests for rectification of ballots shall be submitted before the corresponding Regional Electoral Court six days after the voting day.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica Constitucional sobre Votaciones Populares y Escrutinios (2016)”, art. 96 & 97:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CL/chile-ley-sobre-votaciones-populares-y-escrutinios/
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2025/03/21
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China
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g. No information available
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2012/06/04
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Cocos (keeling) Islands
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d. By request
f. Other
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278 Re-count at Senate elections
(1) At any time before the declaration of the result of a Senate election the Australian Electoral Officer may, on the written request of any candidate setting forth the reasons for the request, or of the officer’s own motion, direct or conduct a re-count of the ballot papers contained in any parcel or in any other category determined by the Australian Electoral Officer.
(2) If the Australian Electoral Officer refuses a request of a candidate under subsection (1), the candidate may, in writing, appeal to the Electoral Commissioner to direct a re-count of the ballot papers to which the request relates, and the Electoral Commissioner has a discretion either to direct a re-count of the ballot papers or refuse to direct a re-count.
279 Re-count at House of Representatives elections
At any time before the declaration of the result of a House of Representatives election the Divisional Returning Officer may, on the request of any candidate setting forth the reasons for the request, or of the officer’s own motion, and shall, if so directed by the Electoral Commissioner or the Australian Electoral Officer, re-count the ballot papers contained in any parcel or in any other category determined by the Australian Electoral Officer or the Electoral Commissioner.
(Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, section 278, 279).
4.76. Review of decisions on ballot papers
Unless a Court of Disputed Returns decides otherwise, the returning officer’s decision about the acceptance or rejection of
a ballot paper is final but this does not prevent the returning officer from reviewing the decision in the course of a re-count of votes.
(Local Government Act 1995, art. 4.76)
Source:
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, as amended on 8 March 2019, section 278, 279: https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2019C00103
Local Government Act 1995, art. 4.76: https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/main_mrtitle_551_homepage.html
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2019/08/02
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Colombia
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c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
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Source:
Electoral Law: “Código Electoral”, art. 122, 163, 164, 182, 189, 192: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CO/colombia-codigo-electoral-2016/ (2016).
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2024/12/13
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Comoros
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g. No information available
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Source:
Law No 10-018/AU Amending certain provisions of the Electoral Act No. 07-001/AU of 14 January 2007
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/KM/comores-electoral-law-2010/view (2016)
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2016/04/12
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Congo (Brazzaville)
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e. Court order
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The competent court, where it grants a request, may, as appropriate, cancel the disputed election or redraft the results announced by the Minister of Interior.
Source:
Election law of 24 November 2001, Art. 116: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CG/congo-brazzaville-electoral-law-2001/view (2017)
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2017/03/29
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Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the
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e. Court order
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Source:
Loi électorale (2011), art. 74:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CD/republique-democratique-du-congo-loi-nb011-003-du/view
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2016/11/29
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Cook Islands
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b. Always recounted
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Source:
Teokoati Joseph, Chief Probation Officer, Probation Service - Ministry of Justice
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2012/06/05
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Costa Rica
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a. Never recounted
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The final tally (not necessarily a recount) is directly carried out by the Tribunal Supremo de Elecciones (TSE), and thus, the tally of the polling stations is subject to the results given by the TSE.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley 8765: Código Electoral”, art. 182 & 184: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CR/costa-rica-ley-8765-codigo-electoral-2018.pdf/
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2018/01/24
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Croatia
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d. By request
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The State Election Commission informed the OSCE/ODIHR LEOM that it would, in
practice, recount and review ballots, although not explicitly provided for by law.
Source:
OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report on Presidential election in the Republic of Croatia, 27 December 2009 and 10 January 2010, http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/67596
OSCE/ODIHR Limited Election Observation Mission Final Report on Parliamentary elections in the Republic of Croatia, 4 December 2011
http://www.osce.org/odihr/87655
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2025/04/15
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Cuba
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c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
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Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley No. 127, Ley Electoral”, art. 123, 128, 210: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/CU/cuba-ley-electoral-127-2019-ace/
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2023/09/12
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Cyprus
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e. Court order
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Source:
Electoral Law 72 of 1979 as amended, Art. 57(3):
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CY/cyprus-electoral-law-72-1979-greek-version/ (2016).
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2024/10/25
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Cyprus (North)
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g. No information available
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2012/06/07
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Czech Republic
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g. No information available
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Theres is no specefic provisions regarding ballots recounting, however, vouting might be
declared void under judicial review if Electoral Law has been breached in a way affecting the result of such voting.
Source:
Electoral Law: Act of Law 247/1995 Coll., on elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic (amended by 480/2006 Coll.), art. 87.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CZ/czech-republic-act-no.-247-on-elections-to-the/view (2017)
https://www.psp.cz/en/docs/laws/1995/247.html
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2023/09/18
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Côte d'Ivoire
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a. Never recounted
g. No information available
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Source:
Code électoral (2015): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CI/cote-divoire-code-electoral-2015/view
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2016/12/01
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Denmark
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b. Always recounted
d. By request
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Recount in the Nomination District
72.-(1) Not later than on the day after the voting shall the local election committee assemble to undertake the final counting of the votes cast in the nomination district (recount). In nomination districts consisting of more than one municipality, the election committee shall assemble in the constituency municipality. The recount is public.
(2) The local council shall see to it that the poll books, the used electoral registers and poll cards, the ballot papers and the advance voting material are present at the recount. The local council shall keep a copy of the poll books.
Any voter has the right to complain about the election. [...] Requests for recounts are also considered.
Complaints
Any voter in the municipality or the region, respectively, may complain of the election. Complaints must be submitted in writing to the local council or the regional council, respectively, by the weekday after election day at the latest. Complaints are decided at a meeting to be held as soon as possible after expiry of the time-limit for the filing of complaints.
Source:
Elections Act, Ch.1, P.9, Art. 72(1-2).
The Parliamentary Electoral System in Denmark, Ch.5, Art. 5.2
Ministry for Economic Affairs and the Interior
https://elections.oim.dk/local-elections/complaints/
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2019/05/27
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Djibouti
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g. No information available
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Source:
Electoral Law n° 1/ AN /92 regulating elections, as amended by Organic Law n ° L 11/AN/02/4: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/DJ/djibouti-electoral-law-1992/view (2016)
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2018/04/02
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Dominica
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b. Always recounted
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After the ballot boxes have been received by the returning officer, they are opened at the place, date and time specified for the final count of the votes, and in the presence of the candidates or their representatives. The returning officer, as soon as he has ascertained the result of the poll, forthwith publicly declares the result and announces the candidate to whom most votes have been given to be elected as the member of the constituency.
Source:
EL: 41 and 43.
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2009/11/04
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Dominican Republic
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d. By request
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Source:
Ley Electoral “Ley Orgánica de Régimen Electoral No. 15-19 art. 250 y 251 (1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/DO/republica-dominicana-ley-organica-de-regimen/ (2019)
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2020/02/05
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Ecuador
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
|
If the National Electoral Council declares the vote-counting procedure invalid, a recount is conducted. The Electoral Board may order that the number of votes of a ballot box be verified when: an act is rejected by the counting computer system due to numerical inconsistency of the results; the minutes of the polling station are not signed by the President and the Secretary; the copy of the counting minutes provided by the polling station does not coincide with the minutes computed.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica Electoral y de Organizaciones Políticas de la República del Ecuador, Código de la Democracia”, art. 138, 139, 145: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/EC/ecuador-codigo-democracia-2023/
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2025/03/13
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Egypt
|
g. No information available
|
Source:
Law No. 73 of the year 1956 Regulating the Exercise of Political Rights and its Amendments: http://www.democracy-reporting.org/files/law_on_the_exercise_of_political_rights_including_amendments_to_december.pdf (2012.)
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2018/03/20
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El Salvador
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e. Court order
|
The Tribunal may order the recount of ballots in one or more polling stations in case, with the sum of the contested ballots, the final result of the vote of the municipality or department can change the winning political party or coalition.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Decreto No. 413 — Código Electoral”, art. 215: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/SV/el-salvador-recopilacion-legislacion-electoral-2021/
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2024/12/19
|
|
Eritrea
|
b. Always recounted
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
|
Source:
Elections Act, art. 56:4
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2011/06/22
|
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Estonia
|
b. Always recounted
|
§ 60. Ascertaining of voting results in county electoral committees
(1) On the basis of the records received from the voting district committees, the county electoral committees shall ascertain the number of voters entered in the lists, the number of voters who were given a ballot paper, the number of ballot papers extracted from the ballot boxes, including the number of invalid ballot papers, and the number of votes cast for candidates and political parties, and shall enter these numbers in a standard format record. The result obtained shall be checked by recounting the ballot papers.
Source:
Electoral Law: Riigikogu Election Act as last amended on 13 April 2016, § 60: (1).
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2019/02/20
|
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Ethiopia
|
a. Never recounted
|
Source:
Electoral Law as amended by Proclamation No. 532/2007
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ET/ethiopia-proclamatio-no.-532-2007-amending-the/view
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2015/05/18
|
|
Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
|
d. By request
|
Source:
Electoral Law: “Electoral Ordinance 1988”, Section 123: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/FK/falkland-islands-electoral-ordinance-1988/ ;
|
2022/04/19
|
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Fiji
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
e. Court order
|
Following the count and at any time prior to the posting of the final protocol of results, a polling agent present during the count may submit a request in writing to the presiding officer to conduct a recount, with reasons for the request. If the presiding officer decides there is sufficient reason to conduct a recount of the ballot papers, including due to discrepancies in the reconciliation figures on the protocol of results, a recount is to be immediately conducted at the polling station by the presiding officer or designated election officials.
Source:
Electoral Decree No. 11 of 2014, sec. 92 (6), 96 (2), 98, 122 (c), 126 (1-a): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/FJ/fiji-electoral-decree-no.-11-of-2014/at_download/file (2014).
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2018/04/20
|
|
Finland
|
b. Always recounted
|
On the Monday following the election day at 12.00 at the latest, a recount of the election day
votes and checking of the calculations made by the election boards and, in cases referred to in
section 82, subsection 4, the calculations by the central municipal election boards shall be
commenced. In the recount of the votes, it shall be decided which votes for a candidate are
regarded as valid and which votes are disregarded as invalid.
The valid votes for each candidate given both in the advance voting and on election day shall be
counted.
Source:
Election Act 714/1998 as amended, Section 87
http://www.legislationline.org/documents/action/popup/id/5672
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2019/04/02
|
|
France
|
b. Always recounted
|
b) A general counting of votes for each constituency is always carried out by a special commission.
Source:
Electoral Code, Art. R107
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichCode.do;jsessionid=F68B3CF06BA941E48270531A7F396845.tplgfr23s_1?idSectionTA=LEGISCTA000006148648&cidTexte=LEGITEXT000006070239&dateTexte=20200617
|
2020/06/20
|
|
French Guiana
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
e. Court order
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2009/11/04
|
|
French Polynesia
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
e. Court order
|
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Gabon
|
a. Never recounted
|
Source:
Law No. 7/96 of 12 March 1996 establishing common rules for all political elections, with all the subsequent amendments
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/GA/gabon-code-electoral-2005/view (2017)
|
2025/05/14
|
|
Gambia
|
d. By request
|
A candidate or his agent may, if present when the counting or any recount of the votes is completed, require the Returning Officer to have the votes recounted or again re-counted but the Returning Officer may refuse to do so if in his opinion the request is unreasonable.
No step shall be taken on the completion of the counting or any recounting of votes until the candidates and their counting agents present at the completion thereof have been give a reasonable opportunity to exercise the right conferred by subsection (1).
Source:
Elections Decree 78 of 1996, part V, section 78: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/GM/gambia-elections-decree-78-of-1996/view
|
2017/03/21
|
|
Georgia
|
d. By request
e. Court order
f. Other
|
Based on the CEC initiative when the result of the re-counting of the ballot papers is not the same as the data in the summary protocol of the polling results.
Based on the application/complaint to the Court. The DEC shall, based on an application/complaint, decide, by an ordinance, to re-count ballot papers.
Source:
The Election Code of Georgia, art. 20, 124:
https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/1557168?publication=87
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2024/07/25
|
|
Germany
|
d. By request
|
Two Board members designated by the Electoral Officer shall verify the calculation (of votes). If a member of the Electoral Board requests a recount of the votes prior to the signature of the election record, the procedure stipulated in subsections (1) to (6) above shall be repeated. The reasons for the recount shall be minuted in the election record.
Source:
Federal Electoral Regulations Section 69 (7)
https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/e146a529-fd3b-4131-9588-8242c283537a/bundeswahlordnung_engl.pdf
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2021/11/19
|
|
Ghana
|
d. By request
|
A candidate or a representative of a candidate or a counting
agent may, if present when the counting of the ballots is completed,
request the presiding officer to
(a) recount the ballots; and
(b) again recount the ballots for a second time.
Public Elections Regulations
Source:
The Public Elections Regulations (2016), art. 38:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/GH/ghana-public-elections-regulations-2016/
|
2016/10/05
|
|
Gibraltar
|
d. By request
|
"41.(1) A candidate or his election agent may if present, when the counting or re-counting of votes is completed, require the returning officer to have the votes re-counted:
Provided that the returning officer may refuse so to do if in his opinion the request is unreasonable.
(2) No step shall be taken on the completion of any count or re-count of votes until the candidates and the election agents present at the completion thereof have been given a reasonable opportunity to exercise the right conferred by this rule."
Source:
Election Rules, Part III Article 41
https://www.gibraltarlaws.gov.gi/articles/1950.07.20-1.pdf
|
2019/11/04
|
|
Greece
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e. Court order
|
e) In the framework of electoral disputes resolution.
Source:
Constitution, Art.58 and 100:1(a);
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Greece_2008?lang=en
P.D. 96/2007 (Codification of the legal provisions on parliamentary elections), Art.125-127;
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7827/file/Greece_Law_election_parliament_as_of_2007_en.pdf
|
2020/07/26
|
|
Greenland
|
d. By request
|
Any voter has the right to complain about the election. Such complaints must be sent to the Ministry of the Interior and Health (but addressed to the Folketing) within a week of the election. The Ministry comments on the complaints before they are submitted to the Folketing for consideration. Complaints may concern any topic related to the conduct of the election and the counting of votes. Requests for recounts are also considered. No court is involved in the handling of election complaints as regards the outcome or the validity of the election.
Source:
Parliamentary Elections and Election Administration in Denmark, Ch.5, Art. 5.2
|
2012/06/14
|
|
Grenada
|
b. Always recounted
|
The final count (not necessarily a recount in the strict sense), is realized by the returning officer once he has received the ballot boxes from all polling stations of the constituency.
Source:
Electoral Law 52.
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Guadeloupe
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
e. Court order
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Guam
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
e. Court order
|
If the tabulation indicates that a difference in votes is two percent (2%) or less, the Commission shall conduct a recount of the votes.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Guam Election Commission may authorize ballots to be tabulated at the precincts. Tabulating of ballots by the precinct board shall be a cross-check of the tabulating of ballots by the Election Commission at the Election Return Center.
Any voter of Guam may contest any election for any causes specified in 3 Guam Code 12102 by filing a written complaint with the Superior Court of Guam. At the court trial, votes are recounted.
Source:
3 Guam Code 11110, 11131:
http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc011.PDF ;
3 Guam Code 12102, 12105, 12113:
http://www.guamcourts.org/CompilerofLaws/GCA/03gca/3gc012.PDF
|
2020/10/28
|
|
Guatemala
|
d. By request
|
Upon request of political parties’ representatives, ballots are recounted at the polling stations, before the certificate is signed. Then, during the vote counting revision sessions, votes can be recounted if the legal requirements for it are met.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Electoral y de Partidos Políticos”, art. 238: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/GT/guatemala-lepp-y-reglamentos-2023/ ;
Electoral Law’s Regulations: “Reglamento de la Ley Electoral y de Partidos Políticos”, art. 101, 110 & 11: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/GT/guatemala-lepp-y-reglamentos-2023/
|
2023/05/29
|
|
Guinea
|
e. Court order
|
Source:
The Carter Center Final Report on the 2010 Presidential Elections in Guinea, p. 53: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/GN/guinea-final-report-presidential-elections-the/
|
2017/01/26
|
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
a. Never recounted
|
Source:
Electoral Law of 11 November 2009 on the election of the President of the Republic and the National People's Assembly ("Lei Eleitoral Para Presidente da República e Assembleia Nacional Popular"): http://www.cne-guinebissau.org/phocadownload/lei_eleitoral.pdf (2012)
|
2014/06/24
|
|
Guyana
|
d. By request
|
Source:
Representation of the People Act, art 88.
|
2015/05/11
|
|
Haiti
|
g. No information available
|
Source:
Le Moniteur sous la direction de Beauzile, Fritzner, « Loi électoral », http://haitijustice.com/pdf/legislation/loi-electorale-haiti-2013.pdf, 168ième année No. 229, 2013
|
2015/04/08
|
|
Holy See (Vatican City State)
|
h. Not applicable
|
|
2012/05/14
|
|
Honduras
|
d. By request
e. Court order
|
The National Electoral Council orders the recount when the acts show inconsistencies.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Electoral de Honduras”, art. 289, 294–296: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/HN/honduras-ley-electoral-2021-con-reformas-2021/
|
2025/08/07
|
|
Hong Kong
|
d. By request
|
Any such candidate or his/her election agent or his/her counting agent may request the PRO to re-count the votes and the PRO shall comply with the request unless in his/her opinion it is unreasonably made.
Source:
Legislative Council Election Guidelines (2016), Ch.5, 5.78:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/HK/hong-kong-legislative-council-general-election-4/view
|
2021/06/07
|
|
Hungary
|
b. Always recounted
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
|
Section 196
Ballot papers/votes shall be counted at least twice. Counting shall be repeated until the result is identical with one of the previous results.
Section 241
(1) Appeals against the decision of a polling station commission determining the polling district results shall lie only together with an appeal against the decision of the election commission determining the election results.
(2) Appeals against the decision of the election commission determining the election results may be submitted with reference to
a) the illegality of the decision by the polling station commission in determining the polling district results; or
b) a violation of the rules of tallying polling district results and determining the election results.
(3) If an appeal submitted pursuant to (2) a) can only be adjudged based on a recount of the votes, the election commission adjudging the appeal or the court adjudging the request for judicial review shall recount the votes. If votes are recounted, the term available for adjudging the appeal or the request for judicial review shall be extended to six days, and the election commission or the court may use the contribution of the members of election offices.
(4) After the polling station commission has determined the polling district results, the votes may only be recounted pursuant to (3).
Source:
Act XXXVI of 2013 on Electoral Procedure (last modified by Act CCVII of 2013), Section 196 & 241: http://njt.hu/cgi_bin/njt_doc.cgi?docid=159995.329468.
|
2018/07/30
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|
Iceland
|
d. By request
|
The Election Board takes decision on recounting.
Source:
Parliamentary Elections Act, Chapter 15
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/3897/file/Iceland_Act_Parliamentary_Elections_to_Althing_2000_en.pdf
|
2020/07/27
|
|
India
|
d. By request
|
After the entire counting is over, the Returning Officer will announce the result giving the total number of votes polled by each candidate as recorded in the Final Result Sheet. After the announcement is made, a candidate, or in his absence his election agent or any of his counting agents, may apply in writing for a recount of all or any of the ballot papers stating the grounds on which he demands such recount. When such an application for recount is made, the grounds urged for the recount will be considered and a decision taken by the Returning Officer. The decision of the Returning Officer will be final.
If the margin of invalid votes is more than the margin between the winning and trailing candidates then a recount is normally undertaken.
Source:
Handbook for Counting Agents: https://ceogoa.nic.in/pdf/ImportantDocs/Handbook%20for%20Counting%20Agent-2023.pdf
|
2024/09/05
|
|
Indonesia
|
d. By request
f. Other
|
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
|
2024/02/07
|
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of
|
d. By request
|
The executive boards of polling stations, shall accept complaints from the date of formation of executive board until 2 days after announcement of election results and present at the common meeting of the executive boards and the polling committee of supervision at most within 7 days from the date of receiving the complaints.
Those who have objection to election, may submit their complaints to the secretariats of the guardian council within at most 7 days from the date of election.
Source:
Iran: Elections Act of Islamic Consultative Assembly (1999), Art. 68, note 1: https://www.refworld.org/themes/custom/unhcr_rw/pdf-js/viewer.html?file=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.refworld.org%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Flegacy-pdf%2Fen%2F1999-11%2F4c35cba22.pdf
|
2024/11/19
|
|
Iraq
|
f. Other
|
The Board of the Independent High Electoral Commission has the right to issue an order to recount and sort the ballot papers and count the votes of a particular center, or take any other suitable measure any time prior to results certification.
Source:
Electoral Law of the Iraqi Parliament, Article 38: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/mideast/IQ/iraq-electoral-law-of-the-iraqi-parliament-2013/view
|
2018/04/19
|
|
Ireland
|
d. By request
e. Court order
|
Source:
Electoral Act 1992, Art. 125: https://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1992/act/23/enacted/en/print#sec64
|
2024/11/21
|
|
Israel
|
a. Never recounted
|
There can be a rereading of the reports prepared by the ballot committee, or new elections at a certain ballot, but no recounting of ballots.
Source:
Dr. Susan Hattis Rolef, The Knesset Research and Information Center
|
2015/03/15
|
|
Italy
|
b. Always recounted
|
The ballots are handed to the Central Constituency Office ("Ufficio centrale circoscrizionale"), where the judiciary will re-examine and re-count them.
Source:
Electoral Law: "Testo unico delle leggi elettorali", Art. 76
https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.del.presidente.della.repubblica:1957-03-30;361!vig=
|
2020/07/18
|
|
Jamaica
|
d. By request
|
A request has to be submitted to the Resident Magistrate for the parish where the declaration of election was made. It has to be accompanied by the affidavit of a credible witness and a deposit of the sum of forty Jamaican dollars.
Source:
Electoral Law (The Representation of the People Act, Section 47:1.
|
2011/05/23
|
|
Japan
|
d. By request
e. Court order
|
According to the Public Offices Election Act, the voters and candidates can appeal to the court when they have any objection to the electoral result.The court judges whether the result is valid or not. However, it does not mention recounting ballots. If candidates would like to request for a recount, they need to file a request to court for national elections or election councils for local elections.
Source:
Public Offices Election Act, Art. 204, 206 and 208:
https://elaws.e-gov.go.jp/search/elawsSearch/elaws_search/lsg0500/detail?lawId=325AC1000000100#1920
|
2019/07/09
|
|
Jordan
|
d. By request
|
If the Board finds any problem in the polling or counting processes in a polling center that could affect any of the preliminary results of the electoral district, it may, where appropriate, cancel the election results in that center and re-conduct the polling and counting processes in that center at the time and in the manner that it deems appropriate.
Source:
Law on the Election of the House of Representatives
Law No. (6) of 2016, art. 49: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/misc/jordan-law-on-the-election-of-the-house-of/view
|
2016/08/05
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
d. By request
f. Other
|
7-1. A precinct election commission (territorial election commission during elections of deputies of the Senate and deputies of the Mazhilis of Parliament elected by the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan), at the request of a trustee in written form, recounts the votes only once in the period established by paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article.
9. In case of revealing by the corresponding superior election commission of mistakes, non-conformities in the protocols of precinct election commissions (of territorial election commissions - at elections of deputies of the Senate and deputies of the Mazhilis of the Parliament to be elected by the Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan) as well as doubts of the correctness of the vote count, the given commission shall be eligible to take a decision to recount the votes by the corresponding precinct (territorial) election commission. The vote recount shall be conducted in presence of a member of the superior election commission as well as the applicants, who have presented the facts of the wrong vote count.
The vote recount shall be conducted on the basis of the decision of the election commission and shall be carried out before an official publication of the election results.
Source:
Constitutional Law on Elections of the Republic of Kazakhstan as amended on June 29, 2018, art. 43: https://www.election.gov.kz/eng/election-legal-framework/the-laws-of-the-rk.php
|
2024/10/22
|
|
Kenya
|
d. By request
e. Court order
|
On request by any of the Political party agents in that polling station or if the Presiding Officer decides on his or her own. A candidate can also request the Presiding Officer for a recount.
Source:
Parliamentary and Presidential Elections Regulation 2002.section 37(1)
|
2012/02/24
|
|
Kiribati
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
|
When an equality of votes is found to exist between any candidates so that an addition of a vote would entitle any of them to be declared elected, the Chief Electoral Officer shall order a recount of the votes cast. If there is again an equality of votes as ascertained by such recount, the Electoral Commission shall order that another election shall be held and a poll taken on such day as he shall specify for the purpose of determining which of the candidates between whom such equality of votes was found to exist shall be elected to the office of Beretitenti. At such election only those candidates between whom the equality of votes was found to exist shall be entitled to be candidates and no new nominations shall be required in respect of any of them.
The decision of the Electoral Officer as to any question arising in respect of any ballot paper shall be final, and shall be subject to review only on an election petition questioning the elecion.
Source:
Election of Beretitenti Act, Art.13
http://www.paclii.org/ki/legis/consol_act/eoba231.pdf
Subsidiary Legislation: Elections Regulation Part V, Article. 23 under Elections Ordinance
http://www.paclii.org/ki/legis/consol_act/eo167.pdf
|
2020/05/02
|
|
Korea, Republic of
|
f. Other
|
Election Management Bodies (EMBs) are responsible for keeping the ballots, while the City/Do election commission maintains the totalization records, election records, and all other related documents. The National Election Commission retains the election records and all other relevant documents. However, if there are no disputes under Articles 219, 222, and 223, the recordkeeping period may be shortened as prescribed by the National Election Commission Regulations.
Source:
Public Official Election Act, Article 186: https://www.nec.go.kr/site/eng/ex/bbs/List.do?cbIdx=1280
|
2024/08/28
|
|
Kuwait
|
g. No information available
|
Source:
Law No. 35 of 1962 on the election of members of Parliament with its amendments: http://www.gcc-legal.org/mojportalpublic/LawAsPDF.aspx?opt&country=1&LawID=2687#Section_3508 (2013)
|
2013/01/31
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
d. By request
f. Other
|
In case of discrepancy between the results of the vote according to the data of the automatic reading ballot box and the results of the manual vote counting, at the request of the representative of the candidate, a political party or an observer, the ballots shall be recalculated with the direct participation of the representative of the candidate, a political party or an observer and the possibility of their visual control. The ballot papers shall be recalculated aloud.
Source:
Constitutional Law No 68 of 2011 (amended 2020) “On elections of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic and deputies of Jogorku Kenesh of the Kyrgyz Republic”, art. 35 (14): https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/a1/KYRG_Const%20Laww%20on%20Elections%20of%20President%20and%20MPs.pdf
|
2025/05/07
|
|
Lao People's Democratic Republic
|
g. No information available
|
Source:
Law No. 37/PO on the Election of Members of the National Assembly: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/LA/Lao-People2019s-Democratic-Republic-Law-on/view
|
2021/02/28
|
|
Latvia
|
b. Always recounted
|
Article 33: (6) The valid ballot papers shall be grouped according to the names of the lists of candidates. Then the votes cast for each list of candidates shall be counted.
(7) After the votes cast for each list of candidates have been counted, the polling station commission, in accordance with the procedure set by the Central Election Commission, shall promptly announce the number of votes cast for each list of candidates.
Source:
Electoral Law: The Saeima Election Law as in force on 19 July 2014, art. 33 (6-7): http://cvk.lv/pub/public/30870.html?doc_print=1 (2014)
|
2014/10/09
|
|
Lebanon
|
e. Court order
|
They will recount votes based on the following:
– Reviewing the ballots in a clear and transparent manner, under the supervision of campaign correspondents, voting supervisors and registration committees.
– Voting ballots will be counted by a computer program automatically.
If there is controversy or contradictions to the final poll station reports, the votes will be recounted manually, by hand.
Source:
Lebanese Elections Law, art. 101 (3), 106: https://www.ministryinfo.gov.lb/en/22598
https://elections.gov.lb/getattachment/00bbe177-0eec-4f8a-a4df-e47c7e19b4de/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%B5-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%85%D9%84-%28PDF%29.aspx%20(2017)
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2024/11/20
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Lesotho
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d. By request
|
Source:
National Assembly Electoral Act (2011), Article 101
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2017/07/19
|
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Liberia
|
d. By request
|
There is no specific legal framework regulating recounts. However, during the 2011 elections, the National Elections Commission examined complaints requesting recounts and conducted ten recounts.
Source:
The Carter Center, Final Report on the 2011 National Elections in Liberia, p. 40-42: http://www.cartercenter.org/resources/pdfs/news/peace_publications/election_reports/liberia2011-finalrpt.pdf (2013)
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2024/10/25
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Libyan Arab Jamahiriya
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e. Court order
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Article 31
All concerned are entitled to appeal any stage of the election process, within 48 hours from the date of occurrence of the issue subject of the appeal. Appeal legal fees are exempted.
Article 32
Judge for urgent matters of a first-degree court, where the polling station is located within court jurisdiction, shall be responsible for hearing all appeals of the entire electoral process. Judge ruling may be appealed in front of the Chairman of the same first-degree court, within 5 days. Court chairman ruling is final and abiding for the Commission. In all cases, civic and commercial arbitration procedure law shall apply, unless otherwise is explicitly provisioned herein.
Source:
Law No. 4 on the Election of the General National Congress, Art. 31 & 32.(National Transitional Council of Libya): (Eng) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LY/libya-law-no.-4-of-2012-on-the-election-of-the-e/view (Arabic) http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/LY/libya-law-no.-4-of-2012-on-the-election-of-the/view
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2024/11/25
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Liechtenstein
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b. Always recounted
|
The MECs are responsible for re-counting ballots and verification of the results submitted by ComECs.
Source:
OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Pricipality of Liechtenstein, Parliamentary Elections 7 February 2021, Needs Assessment Mission Report, 2020 (6)
https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/a/f/473469.pdf
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2025/02/17
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Lithuania
|
b. Always recounted
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
f. Other
|
Article 77:
(2) Each group of ballot papers must be recounted at least two times. For the second time ballot papers must be counted by other members of the committee.
Article 82:
3. The constituency electoral committee may recount the ballot papers of the polling district electoral committee or instruct the polling district electoral committee from which it has received the ballot papers to recount the said ballot papers, or instruct another polling district electoral committee to recount the ballot papers. When recounting ballot papers, electoral committees must act in compliance with paragraph 4 of Article 78 of this Law. The constituency electoral committee must, in the case specified in paragraphs 6 and 7 of this Article, adopt a decision to recount ballot papers of all or only some polling district electoral committees.
6. The constituency electoral committee must adopt a decision to recount ballot papers of all the polling districts of a single-member constituency when, prior to the signing of the vote counting record, this has been requested by at least one member of the committee, a representative of a party or a candidate, and when the difference between the votes for the candidates who came first or second in this single-member constituency in accordance with the preliminary election results, is less than 50.
7. The constituency electoral committee shall, in accordance with the procedure laid down by the Central Electoral Commission shall select by lot a polling district or polling districts, there – a list of candidates or lists of candidates for which votes have been cast and the preference votes received for the candidates of which must be recounted, and shall organize the recounting of the votes. After the recounting of the votes a vote counting record of the polling district shall be drawn up. If the recounting of the votes establishes that the vote counting results are other than those established by the polling district electoral committee, all votes cast by the voters of that polling district shall be recounted.
Source:
Republic of Lithuania, Law on the Elections to the Seimas (9 July 1992, as last amended on 22 March 2016 – No XII-2265), art. 77(2,5),82(3,6, 7),86(3-4)
https://e-seimas.lrs.lt/portal/legalAct/lt/TAD/89e6d1a0f58111e5bf4ee4a6d3cdb874?jfwid=tu0odnkka
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2020/06/05
|
|
Luxembourg
|
e. Court order
|
Any voter may file an appeal with the Administrative Court against the election that took place in their municipality. The appeal must be filed within five days from the date of the proclamation of the result, under penalty of being time-barred.
Source:
Electoral law, Art. 276-278: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/68/Luxembourg_electoral%20code_2003_amended2016_FR.pdf
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2024/11/20
|
|
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
|
f. Other
|
The complaint regarding the voting procedure shall be submitted within 48 hours after
the end of the voting, whereas the complaint regarding the procedure for tabulation and
determining of the results shall be submitted within 48 hours after the preliminary
results are announced.
(3) The State Election Commission is required to establish the facts and circumstances that
are of importance for the deciding upon the complaint and, if needed, it can do so by
adducing evidence such as: documents, testimonies of witnesses, statements given by
the parties, expert examinations, inspection of the voting material and other evidence.
The State Election Commission is required to pass a decision within 72 hours after the
receipt of the complaint
Source:
Electoral Code of the Republic of Macedonia including 2021 amendments, article 148 (2 and 3): https://www.ifes.org/document/northmacedoniaelectoralcodeupdatesseptember2021pdf
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2024/11/19
|
|
Madagascar
|
b. Always recounted
|
Source:
Organic Law n° 2012-005 on the Electoral Code, art. 119: http://mdm-national.mg/bureau/textes-reglementaires/textes-reglementaires/ (2013)
|
2013/02/11
|
|
Malawi
|
e. Court order
|
Source:
Electoral Law: Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections Act, art. 114, (4)
|
2025/05/26
|
|
Malaysia
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
|
A candidate can request a recount of votes.
The EC shall also do an automatic recount if the majority difference is less than 4%
Source:
The Star Online Website: http://elections.thestar.com.my/ge_faq.aspx#2 (2013)
|
2013/03/21
|
|
Maldives
|
d. By request
e. Court order
f. Other
|
Regulations for Parliamentary Elections (2014)
43. (a) The Elections Commission is permitted to open the sealed security envelopes containing ballot papers cast by voters and re-count the votes under certain special circumstances.
1- If the Elections Commission finds any discrepancy or any other problem in the temporary results reported by a given voting station.
2- If a complaint regarding the results of a voting station is submitted along with substantial evidence and if the
Elections Commission deems the complaint necessary for investigation, the security envelope can be opened for investigative purposes.
3- If a court order is issued to the Elections Commission to open the Security Envelopes.
4- In any other case where the Elections Commission finds the result questionable and finds it necessary to open the
security envelopes.
Presidential Elections Regulation (2013)
47. (a) The Elections Commission may open an recount the ballot papers of voters sealed in special security bags under the following circumstances.
1- Where the Commission identifies any problems in the preparation of the preliminary results sent from the polling station.
2- For the purpose of investigating, where the Election Commission is of the opinion that the complaint submitted by any person in relation to the result of the polling station has enough evidence to necessitate an investigation.
3- A court order issued against the Elections Commission to open the sealed special security bags containing the ballot papers.
4- The occurrence of any other circumstance than those prescribed herein, in which the Elections
Commission is of the opinion that the validity of the votes is likely to be questioned.
Source:
Regulations for Parliamentary Elections (2014), act.43 (a): https://www.elections.gov.mv/en/core/downloads/Regulations%20for%20Parliamentary%20Elections%202014%20translated_FINAL_UNOFFICIAL.pdf
Presidential Elections Regulation (2013), act. 47 (a): https://www.elections.gov.mv/en/core/downloads/Presidential%20Election%20Regulation%202013..pdf
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2019/02/13
|
|
Mali
|
a. Never recounted
|
Après la proclamation définitive des résultats il n'existe aucune hypothèse de recomptage des bulletins de vote.
Source:
arts. 142 et 148 du Code Electoral
arts. 158 et 161 du Code Electoral
Verified by Mamadou Seck, Forum Civil, [email protected], 2008-02-20
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Marshall Islands
|
e. Court order
f. Other
|
"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
|
2023/10/12
|
|
Martinique
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
e. Court order
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
|
2009/11/04
|
|
Mauritania
|
g. No information available
|
|
2024/10/28
|
|
Mauritius
|
d. By request
e. Court order
|
A candidate or his election agent may, if present when the counting is completed, require the returning officer to have the votes recounted or again recounted but the returning officer may refuse to do so if in his opinion the request is unreasonable.
In the event of electoral disputes, petitions are heard by a court with at least two judges sitting on the bench. Election petitions must be submitted to the courts within 21 days after the date of the return of results.
Source:
Electoral Law: National Assembly Elections Regulations, sec. 51
Electoral Law: The Representation of the People Act, art. 45-48A.
|
2012/02/25
|
|
Mexico
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
|
The law orders that a new scrutiny and tallying of the registered voting at a given polling station be done for any election when: the results set in the acts do not match; there were evident alterations to the acts that would pose a founded doubt upon the outcome of the voting in the polling station; there is no act of the polling station and it is not in the possession of the president of the council; there are evident mistakes or inconsistencies throughout the acts, unless they can be clarified by other means to the complete satisfaction of whoever had made the request; every single vote was cast in favour of one candidate; the number of null votes is bigger than the difference between the two most-voted candidates; the dossier shows evidence of alteration. Furthermore, the law stipulates that a recount of all the votes of every polling station in a district must take place when at the beginning of the district count for a given election there is evidence, or if it was verified at the conclusion, that the difference between the two most-voted candidates is equal or inferior to 1% of the votes cast, as long as there is and express request.
Source:
Electoral Law: "Ley General de Instituciones y Procedimientos Electorales", arts. 311: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/MX/mexico-lgipe-2024/
|
2024/04/12
|
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
d. By request
|
(1) A petition for a recount may be filed by any candidate who believes that there was fraud or error committed in the canvassing, casting or return of votes in a National Election.
(2) If a candidate believes that there was fraud or error committed in the canvassing, casting or return of votes in a National Election which cannot be corrected by recount, a candidate may petition for a revote, either in a Congressional Election District as a whole, or in the portion thereof where the fraud or error took place.
(3) Any other petition challenging the acceptability of a vote, or votes may be filed by any Registered Voter who believes that there was fraud or error committed in the canvassing, casting or return of votes in a National Election. A petition under this subsection shall include a petition by a candidate challenging a decision of the National Election Director made under subsection 303(10) of this title.
Source:
The National Election Code, Title 9, Chapter 8, Section 801: http://www.fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title09/T9_Ch8_2014.html
|
2025/03/28
|
|
Moldova, Republic of
|
d. By request
|
Article 65. Tabulating the Election Results by the Central Electoral Commission
(3) In case of disagreement with the preliminary voting results, prior to the validation of results by the
competent bodies, candidates may submit a request to these bodies to recount the votes. A recounting may
be ordered by the body entitled to validate the election results based on grounds which could have affected
the results of voting and the assignment of mandates, and shall last 7 calendar days at most following
the adoption of the decision on recounting. The recounting is carried out by the same electoral bodies; the
electoral bodies guilty of fraud shall be replaced. The Central Electoral Commission shall approve the general
procedure of recounting, having issued a decision to this end.
Source:
Electoral Code of The Republic of Moldova, article 65:3
|
2021/03/31
|
|
Monaco
|
e. Court order
|
Any voter has the right to argue that the elections are invalid before the court of first instance. If he considers that the legally prescribed conditions and forms have not been observed, the Minister of State may also refer these elections to the said court.
Source:
Law 839 regulating communal and national elections, as amended, Art. 52, 58
https://legimonaco.mc/tnc/loi/1968/02-23-839/
|
2023/09/13
|
|
Mongolia
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
g. No information available
|
Article 97.10. In the event the sum of used and unused ballot paper differs from all ballot papers received by the polling station, the polling station shall inspect and determine the reason and recount the ballot papers immediately if need be.
There is no information regarding how a candidate or party may request a recount.
Source:
Electoral Law of 2016, Art. 97: https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7739/file/Mongolia_law_elections_2015_am2016_en.pdf
|
2020/02/17
|
|
Montenegro
|
g. No information available
h. Not applicable
|
There is no provision for a recount of ballots. No provisions either in the electoral law.
Source:
OSCE/ODIHR Election Observation Mission Final Report on the Early Parliamentary Elections (29 March 2009) in Montenegro (Warsaw, 2009): http://www.osce.org/documents/odihr/2009/06/38110_en.pdf
|
2021/12/23
|
|
Morocco
|
g. No information available
|
|
2022/08/02
|
|
Mozambique
|
d. By request
e. Court order
|
In the event of irregularities at any polling station, the National Electoral Commission, the Constitutional Court, or any candidate may demand a recount.
Source:
Law No. 8/2013 of 27 February 2013 regulating presidential and legislative elections (as amended by Law No. 12/2014), art. 196A: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/MZ/Mozambique-Law-No.-12-2014-of-13-April-2014/view (2014).
|
2024/12/04
|
|
Namibia
|
d. By request
e. Court order
|
d. Candidates or counting agents may requests recounts, but the returning officer may refuse the request if it seems unreasonable.
e. Election petitions are heard by the High Court and petitions must be submitted within 30 days of the announcement of the result disputed. The decision of the Court must be rendered with 60 days of the registration of the petition. Appeals may be lodged with the Supreme Court.
Source:
Electoral Law: Electoral Act, art. 87(6), 109, 110(1) & 116(3).
|
2012/02/25
|
|
Nauru
|
d. By request
|
"A candidate may submit a request in writing to the Electoral Commissioner to conduct a recount, with reasons for the request,
within 24 hours of the declaration of results"
Source:
Electoral Act 2016, Art. 90. (http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/acts/d83250a1ebdc56c1701fa7aa245af5b1.pdf).
|
2019/07/10
|
|
Nepal
|
d. By request
|
The concerned candidate in any election may file a petition in the Court directly or through the District Election Officer designated by the Commission to have the counting of votes declared void within fifteen days of the date of cause of action, in case another candidate has won the election by
illegally securing votes despite that he or she or any other candidate has secured majority or the ballot papers to be invalid have not been invalidated or the ballot papers to be valid in accordance with laws have not been validated or the counting of votes has not been done in accordance with laws.
Source:
Election Offence and Punishment Act 2063, Chapter 5, Art. 28 : http://www.election.gov.np/EN/pdf/crimeact.pdf (2012)
|
2012/06/12
|
|
Netherlands
|
d. By request
f. Other
|
Section P21(1): At the meeting referred to in section P 20, before the result of the election is announced, the central electoral committee may decide, either ex proprio motu or in response to a reasoned request from one or more voters, to conduct a re-count of the ballot papers from all or from one or more polling stations if there are serious grounds for suspicion that errors in the count that might affect the allocation of seats have been made by one or more polling stations. The mayor who has the relevant ballot papers in his possession shall have them taken immediately to the central electoral committee at the latter’s request.
Source:
Act of 28 September 1989 containing new provisions governing the franchise and elections (Elections Act): Ch. N
http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/research/Netherlands/Netherlands_Elections%20Act_1989am2009.pdf
|
2022/08/02
|
|
New Caledonia
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
e. Court order
|
|
2009/11/04
|
|
New Zealand
|
d. By request
e. Court order
|
Any constituency candidate or party secretary (who is listed on the part of the ballot paper that relates to the party vote) may request to the District Court Judge a recount of the vote within three working days after the public declaration. Constituency candidates must pay a deposit $1,000 to request a recount; party secretaries must pay deposits of $1,5000.
A secretary of a political party may also apply to the Chief District Court Judge to request a recount of the party's votes in every district; a $90,000 deposit must be paid with this request.
Within three working days of receiving official requests, the District Court Judge shall conduct a recount of the respective vote and give notice in writing of the time and place of the recount. The District Court Judge, or someone appointed by them, must be present for the recount. Constituency candidates and political party secretaries may appoint a set number of scrutineers to observe the recount.
If a recount proves the public declaration incorrect, the District Court Judge shall order the Electoral Commission to give an amended declaration of the results.
Source:
Electoral Act 1993, Art. 180-184: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0087/latest/whole.html#DLM308195 (2017)
|
2024/07/12
|
|
Nicaragua
|
d. By request
|
Within three days of the publication of the provisional results, political parties or political alliances can submit their request before the Supreme Electoral Council.
Source:
Electoral Law No. 331: “Ley Electoral No. 331 (enmendada por la ley No. 790 del 23/05/2012)”, art. 132, 166:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/NI/leyes-electorales/nicaragua-ley-no.-331-ley-electoral-2012/ (2016).
|
2016/06/07
|
|
Niger
|
g. No information available
|
The ballots are burned after the initial count which makes a recount impossible.
Source:
Loi 2014-01 du 28 mars 2014, portant régime général des élections présidentielles, locales et référendaires, art. 55: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/NE/niger-loi-2014-01-du-28-mars-2014-portant-regime/
|
2017/02/07
|
|
Nigeria
|
d. By request
|
A candidate or a Polling Agent may, where present at a Polling unit when
counting of votes is completed by the Presiding Officer, demand to have the
votes recounted, provided that the presiding Officer shall cause the votes to be
so recounted only once.
Source:
Electoral Act 2010, art. 64: http://www.inecnigeria.org/downloads/?did=5 (2013)
|
2015/03/30
|
|
Niue
|
e. Court order
|
A petition filed with a judge for a recount must be filed within three days of the release of the results.
Source:
Niue Assembly Act 1966, as amended, Art. 71.
|
2014/06/23
|
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
d. By request
|
Within the five days after personal receipt of the complaint by the defendant, an answer or any responsive pleading or motion shall be filed with the Court... At the hearing the ballots shall be recounted in the presence of all parties, where it appears from the complaint filed that a recount is necessary for the proper determination of the contest. If two or more statements of contest are filed requiring a recount, the Commission may join the action of the contestants for the purpose of recounting the votes.
Source:
https://cnmilaw.org/pdf/public_laws/12/pl12-18.pdf
Election law 6604 (a) and 6605 (a)
|
2024/12/11
|
|
Norway
|
b. Always recounted
|
b) By the Electoral Committee
Source:
The Election Act, Ch. 10, Art. 10-6: http://www.regjeringen.no/upload/KRD/Kampanjer/valgportal/Regelverk/Representation_of_the_People_Act170609.pdf (2012)
|
2012/05/22
|
|
Oman
|
a. Never recounted
|
Source:
Basic Statute of the State, as amended by Royal Decree No. 99/2011: http://www.omantribune.com/index.php?page=news_main_page&id=1772 (2013)
|
2025/05/12
|
|
Pakistan
|
d. By request
f. Other
|
The Presiding Officer may recount the votes if he considers it
necessary—
(a) of his own motion; or
(b) upon the request of a contesting candidate, an election agent or a
polling agent present:
Provided that the recount shall be made by the Presiding Officer only once.
Source:
Election Act including 2023 amendments, art. 90 (6): https://ecp.gov.pk/storage/files/2/Elections%20Act%202017%20updated/Updated%20Elections%20Act%202017-231011-105435.pdf
|
2024/11/25
|
|
Palau
|
d. By request
e. Court order
|
By petition filed with the Electoral Commission or local board of election by any candidate within two weeks of the election. Petitions filed with a local board of election are reviewed by that board, and a recommendation is made to the Electoral Commission for whether a recount should take place. The Electoral Commission ultimately decides on whether to grant a recount or not. Candidates may appeal the decision of the Electoral Commission with the Trial Division.
Source:
Voting Rights Act of 1981, as amended, Sec. 1571-1575. (23 PNC §1571-1575)
|
2016/11/04
|
|
Palestine
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
|
When a discrepancy of numbers exists, the counting of votes shall be conducted a second time using the same procedures.
Source:
Elections Law 2 September 2007 regulating general elections, art. 90 (4), 91: http://www.elections.ps/Portals/0/pdf/Election_Law_%282007-Sept_02%29-EN.pdf (2013)
|
2013/04/09
|
|
Panama
|
a. Never recounted
|
Ballots are burnt after vote-counting and the drafting of minutes are finalized.
Source:
Electoral Code: “Código Electoral”, art. 434 (12), 436, 462: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PA/panama-codigo-electoral-2023/
|
2024/12/05
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
d. By request
|
170.1) Subject to Subsections (4) and (5), where on the final count, the margin of votes between the candidate who polled the highest number of votes and the candidate who polled the next highest number of votes does not exceed 0.25% of the number of votes polled by the candidate who polled the highest number of votes, the candidate who polled the next highest number of votes may, at any time before the declaration of the result of the election, request the Returning Officer to re-count the ballot-papers contained in a parcel
212 d) The National Court may order a recount in an electorate. In addition, in certain cases, a candidate may request the Returning Officer to conduct a recount before the declaration of the result of the election.
Source:
Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections, Section 170, 212 (1.d): http://www.paclii.org/pg/legis/consol_act/olonalge519/ (2017)
|
2017/03/16
|
|
Paraguay
|
a. Never recounted
|
Source:
Electoral Law: Código Electoral Paraguayo (Ley 834/96):
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PY/paraguay-codigo-electoral-2014/ (2014)
|
2023/03/16
|
|
Peru
|
a. Never recounted
|
The vote counting conducted in polling stations is not revisable.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley 26859, orgánica de elecciones”, art. 284: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PE/peru-ley-26859-organica-elecciones-2019/
|
2020/01/28
|
|
Philippines
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
e. Court order
|
Omnibus Election Code:
Sec. 210: "...After finishing the first pile of ballots, the board of election inspectors shall determine the total number of votes recorded for each candidate, the sum being noted on the tally board or sheet and on the election returns. In case of discrepancy such recount as may be necessary shall be made. The ballots shall then be grouped together again as before the reading. Thereafter, the same procedure shall be followed with the second pile of ballots and so on successively."
Sec. 255: "Where allegations in a protest or counter-protest so warrant, or whenever in the opinion of the court the interests of justice so require, it shall immediately order the book of voters, ballot boxes and their keys, ballots and other documents used in the election be brought before it and that the ballots be examined and the votes recounted."
Other cases in which ballots will be recounted could include: material defects in the election returns (Sec. 234), when election returns appear to be tampered with or falsified (Sec. 235), and discrepancies in election returns (Sec. 236).
Source:
The Omnibus Election Code ("Batas Pambansa Blg. 881, s. 1985"), sections 210, 234-236, 255: http://www.comelec.gov.ph/?r=References/RelatedLaws/OmnibusElectionCode (2016)
|
2016/05/12
|
|
Pitcairn Islands
|
d. By request
|
"26.––(1) [Subject to subsection (1A)] if any candidate has reason to believe that the public declaration by [a Recorder] of one or more of the elected candidates is incorrect, and that on a recount of votes the first-mentioned candidate might be elected, he or she may, within 72 hours after the public declaration and the affixing of the notice of elected candidates referred to in section 16(10), apply to the Island Magistrate for a recount of the votes.
(Amended by Ordinance No. 1 of 2013)
[(1A) If the Island Magistrate is a candidate in the election, a candidate may instead apply to the [Administrator] for a recount of the votes, and the rest of this section and section 28 apply as though references to the Island Magistrate were references to the [Administrator].]
(2) An application under subsection (1) must be in writing
and specify the grounds upon which it is believed that the counting of votes might be incorrect and shall be deemed to have been made when the application is delivered by hand to the Island Secretary.
(3) Upon receiving an application under subsection (2) the Island Secretary shall immediately transmit it to the Island Magistrate.
(4) If the Island Magistrate is satisfied that the applicant has reasonable grounds to believe that the declaration is incorrect and that on a recount the applicant might be elected, the Island Magistrate must, as soon as practicable after receiving the application—
(a) cause a recount of the votes to be made; and
(b) give notice in writing to the [Recorders], Island Secretary and to each of the candidates of the time
and place at which the recount will be made."
Source:
Laws of Pitcairn Chapter XI Local Government Ordinance, Part V, Article 26
http://www.government.pn/Laws/Cap%2011%20-%20Local%20Government%20Ordinance.pdf
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2019/11/06
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Poland
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c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
|
Immediately after receipt of the protocol of voting in the circuit, the district electoral commission verifies the accuracy of determination of the result of voting in the circuit. In the event of any inaccuracies in determination of the results, the district commission requests a repeated determination of results and informs the National Electoral Commission.
Source:
Election Code: Act of 5 January 2011 on Election Code to the Sejm of the Republic of Poland and to the Senate of the Republic of Poland, article 229: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/40/POL_Election%20Code.pdf
|
2024/11/13
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Portugal
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b. Always recounted
e. Court order
|
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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2024/10/26
|
|
Puerto Rico
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c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
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The recount is made when the result of the scrutiny between the two major candidates is of 100 votes or less, or 0.5% of the votes cast for the respective post.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Código Electoral de Puerto Rico de 2020”, art. 10.8: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/PR/puerto-rico-ley-58-2020-codigo-electoral-2020/
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2020/11/03
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Qatar
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h. Not applicable
|
Source:
https://www.idea.int/blog/stability-or-elections-look-qatars-2024-constitutional-referendum
Constitution: https://www.gco.gov.qa/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/permanent_constitution_state_qatar_en.pdf
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2025/05/08
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Romania
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g. No information available
|
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2014/10/29
|
|
Russian Federation
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d. By request
e. Court order
f. Other
|
Detailed information is provided in Federal Law On Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, amended as of April, 5, 2016, articles 85, 86, 87.
Source:
Electoral Law: Federal Law On Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation amended as of April, 5, 2016, articles 85, 86, 87: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/34/Law%20on%20Parliamentary%20Elections%20of%20the%20Russian%20Federation%20as%20of%20February%202014.pdf
|
2024/03/25
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|
Rwanda
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g. No information available
|
Source:
Loi organique n°03/2010/OL et loi n°27/2010 relative aux élections (2010): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/RW/rwanda-organic-law-nb0-17-2003-of-07-07-2003/
|
2024/12/04
|
|
Réunion
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c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
e. Court order
|
Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2009/11/04
|
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Saint Helena
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d. By request
|
Source:
Carol George, Office of the Chief Secretary, Saint Helena
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2009/11/04
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
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h. Not applicable
|
|
2020/04/19
|
|
Saint Lucia
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b. Always recounted
|
All ballots are recounted from 8:30 a.m. the day after the taking of the poll.
Source:
Elections Act, art 65
|
2013/07/16
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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b. Always recounted
|
After the ballot boxes have been received by the returning officer, they are opened at the place, date and time specified for the final count of the votes (not necessarily a recount) , and in the presence of the candidates or their agents.
The returning officer, count the votes contained therein cast for each candidate, the votes rejected by the presiding officer and determine the valid votes, the total number of votes. The candidate who, on final count of the votes, is found to have secured the largest number of votes, is declared elected in writing and a copy of such declaration shall be forthwith delivered to each candidate or his agent.
Besides, an additional recount can be requested by a candidate, but the returning officer may refuse to do so if, in his opinion, the request is unreasonable.
Source:
St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Electoral Law, Article 42: https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Electoral/StVincent/StV&Gr.html
|
2021/12/27
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|
Samoa
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e. Court order
|
Where any candidate has reason to believe that the declaration by the Commissioner of the number of votes received by a candidate is incorrect, and that on a recount the first-mentioned candidate might be found to be elected, he or she may, within 3 days after the public notice of the result of the election, apply to a District Court Judge for a recount of the votes.
Source:
The Electoral Act 2019, Article 85 (1): https://www.palemene.ws/wp-content/uploads/Electoral-Act-2019-Eng.pdf (2021)
|
2021/04/10
|
|
San Marino
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g. No information available
|
Source:
Electoral law N.6 of 31 January 1996: http://www.consigliograndeegenerale.sm/contents/instance18/files/document/21801leggi_5336.pdf (2012)
|
2012/05/28
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
d. By request
|
Source:
Electoral Law of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe n.º 11/90 of 26 November 1990, as amended (latest amendment - 2006), art. 159: http://www.stj.st/download/Lei_Eleitoral.pdf (2016)
|
2016/06/28
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
h. Not applicable
|
Source:
Shura Council Law: http://www.shura.gov.sa/wps/wcm/connect/ShuraEn/internet/Laws+and+Regulations/The+Shura+Council+and+the+rules+and+regulations+job/Shura+Council+Law/ (2012);
The Basic Law of Governance: http://www.boe.gov.sa/ViewSystemDetails.aspx?lang=en&SystemID=4 (2012)
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2012/08/20
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Senegal
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g. No information available
|
Source:
Electoral Code 2012: http://www.elections2012.sn/images/stories/CE2012.pdf (2017)
|
2024/10/25
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|
Serbia
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g. No information available
|
|
2022/10/10
|
|
Seychelles
|
d. By request
e. Court order
|
Elections Act, Art. 35: "Recount"
(1) A candidate or the counting agent of a candidate may, if present at the counting of ballot papers, require the Electoral Officer or the Designated Electoral Officer, as the case may be, to have the vote recounted once.
(2) The Electoral Officer or the Designated Electoral Officer, as the case may be, may, on his own motion, recount the ballot papers.
Source:
Elections Act Chapter 68A (1996) sec 35 (1) (2)
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SC/seychelles-electoral-act-1996/view
Elections Act Art. 35:
https://seylii.org/akn/sc/act/1995/17/eng@2014-12-01#part_III__sec_35
|
2025/03/03
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
d. By request
|
A counting agent may, if present when the counting or a re-count of the votes is completed, require the Counting Officer to have the votes recounted or again recounted; but the Counting Officer may refuse to do so if, in his opinion, the request is unreasonable. The Public Elections Act, art. 89
Source:
The Public Elections Act (2012), art. 89: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SL/sierra-leone-the-public-elections-act-2012-1/
|
2017/01/13
|
|
Singapore
|
d. By request
|
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).
|
2017/03/24
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|
Slovakia
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
e. Court order
|
e) They can be recounted e.g. by the Constitutional Court, if there was brought a complaint referring to an election matter to this court.
Source:
Mrs. Lívia Skultétyová, Head of the Election department, Ministry of Interior of the Slovak Republic, +421-7/4333 8662
|
2024/10/25
|
|
Slovenia
|
d. By request
|
With regard to irregularities in the work of the electoral committee or the district electoral commission at elections, each candidate, each representative of a list of candidates and each voter shall have the right to lodge an appeal with the constituency electoral commission.
An appeal may be lodged within three days from the Election Day. The constituency electoral commission must reach a decision on the appeal within 48 hours.
If a constituency electoral commission ascertains such irregularities of the voting at a polling station or of the work of an electoral committee which considerably affected or could affect the result of the election, it shall nullify the voting at the polling station and decree repeat elections to the extent to which the voting was nullified.
If a constituency electoral commission ascertains such irregularities at the work of the district electoral commission, which considerably affected or could affect the results of the election, it shall determine the results of the election in the electoral district by itself.
Source:
The National Assembly Election Act, article 106
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SI/national-assembly-elections-act/view
|
2017/03/30
|
|
Solomon Islands
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
|
National Parliament Electoral Provisions Act (2010 Consolidated Version), Art. 56: When an equality of votes is found to exist between any candidates so that the addition of a vote would entitle any of them to be declared elected, the Returning Officer shall make a recount of the votes cast. If there is again an equality of votes, as ascertained by such recount, the Returning Officer shall report the fact to the Governor-General who shall order that another election shall be held for that electoral constituency on such day as he shall, in his discretion, determine.
Source:
National Parliament Electoral Provisions Act (2010 Consolidated Version), sec. 56: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/SB/solomon-islands-national-parliament-electoral-3/view (2019).
|
2019/03/01
|
|
Somalia
|
g. No information available
|
No provisions yet.
Source:
Transitional Constitution of 2012:
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SO/somalia-provisional-constitution-of-2012/view
|
2016/11/25
|
|
South Africa
|
d. By request
e. Court order
|
d. An agent may object to an alleged inaccuracy in the counting of the votes,the objection must be made to the counting officer in the prescribed manner at any stage before certain set time and the counting officer must decide the objection in the prescribed manner and whether to order a recount.
The IEC and its officer are empowered to resolve objections, appeals and code of conduct disputes through conciliation. Election petitions are heard by the courts with the Electoral Court acting as final court of appeal. Parties must submit complaints within 48 hours of the announcement of results.
Source:
Electoral Act of 1998 (as amended to 2013), Articles 49, 55, 56, 96, 103, & 103A: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ZA/south-africa-electoral-act-73-of-1998-as-amended/view
|
2014/05/01
|
|
South Sudan
|
f. Other
|
In legislative elections, when two or more candidates competing for a seat in a geographical constituency receive equal number of valid votes, all ballots shall be recounted.
Any accredited agent of a candidate or a Political Party may, before Presiding officer of the polling station declares the results, request him or her to implement a recount of the votes.
Source:
National Elections Act of 2012, art. 62(3), 107(3): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SS/south-sudan-the-national-elections-act-no.-39-of/view
|
2021/06/02
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|
Spain
|
a. Never recounted
|
Once the counting of the votes is completed and the certificate of the results is signed, all the votes are destroyed, except for those upon which an inconformity was stated.
Source:
Electoral Law 5/1985 of 19 June: "Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General", art. 95 & 106: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/ES/espana-ley-organica-5-1985-de-19-de-junio-del-1/
|
2025/04/03
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
d. By request
|
A recount shall be made upon the application of a counting agent. The number of recounts should not exceed two.
Source:
Parliamentary Elections Act (No.1 1981), Art. 53 (8)
|
2016/02/09
|
|
Sudan
|
d. By request
|
The agent of a candidate or a political party may, before the polling committee declares the results, request from the Chief of the polling committee to implement a recount of the votes or a new aggregation of the results, and the Chief of the polling committee shall do so if:
(a) the difference in the number of votes between a candidate and another or
any list and another is less than five percent,
(b) the total number of valid and invalid and blank votes cast is not equal to
the number of the voters who have actually voted, or if there are any other differences in any other totals on the sorting and counting report according to the rules,
(c) the Chief of the polling committee has reasons to believe that the sorting
and aggregation of votes have been interfered with, or that there was a
mistake in the declaration of the results of sorting or counting, or that some ballot cards have been accounted by mistake because they were misplaced into a different ballot box from the one that they should belong to.
Source:
The National Elections Act 2008, art. 78 (3): http://www.gurtong.org/ResourceCenter/documents/Reports/Elections-09/nationalelectionsact2008.pdf (2012)
|
2012/09/04
|
|
Suriname
|
d. By request
|
d) If the objections submitted by a voter are deemed not implausible and are of such a serious nature that the legitimacy thereof could be of such a serious nature that there would be an appreciable difference in the result of the counting, the main polling station may decide to recount the voters of one or more of the polling stations of the electoral district or constituency.
Source:
Electoral Law of 1987, Art. 126, 125 (2): http://pdba.georgetown.edu/Electoral/Sur/suriname.html (2012)
|
2025/03/28
|
|
Swaziland
|
d. By request
e. Court order
|
d. Candidates or their agents may request a recount, but the returning officer may refuse if the request seems unreasonable.
e. The Elections and Boundaries Commission (EBC) is not tasked with hearing disputes, nor is there any specific legislation governing dispute resolution, so election petitions are heard by the High Court.
Source:
Elections Order 1992, 48(4).
Electoral Law: KARUME, S 2003b "Post-mortem of the Swaziland General Election of 2003" IN EISA Election Update: Swaziland 2003 No 2.
|
2012/02/24
|
|
Sweden
|
b. Always recounted
|
According to the Swedish Elections Act, the votes are first counted at the polling stations. After the first count, a final count takes place at the County Administrative Board. The Election Review Board may, as a consequence of an appeal, decide on a renewed count if the error is considered minor.
Source:
Electoral Law of 2005, Ch. 12, Section 7 and Ch. 15, Section 13: http://www.val.se/pdf/2005_elections_act.pdf (2012)
|
2014/08/04
|
|
Switzerland
|
d. By request
|
Source:
Electoral Law of 17 December 1976 regulating political rights, Art. 79: http://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified-compilation/19760323/index.html (2014)
|
2025/03/28
|
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
g. No information available
|
|
2014/06/03
|
|
Tajikistan
|
f. Other
|
On identification of omissions and mistakes of the protocol and if there are any doubts about the correctness of drafting of protocol received from the lower electoral commission, the lower electoral commission has right to take the decision about the repeated vote count by the lower commission. The repeat vote counting takes place with the obligatory participation of the member of higher election commission and in presence of observers and trusted persons. On the results of the repeated vote count of the electors (elector delegates) the electoral commission drafts the protocol about the results of voting with the mark "The repeated vote count".
Source:
Constitutional Law On Elections to the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan, amended as of July 26, 2014, article 47.
|
2025/02/18
|
|
Tanzania, United Republic of
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
|
Where an equality of votes is found to exist between the candidates in a contested election so that an addition of a vote would entitle any of them to be declared elected, the Ruining Officer shall make a recount of the votes cast.
A candidate or his counting agent may, if present when the counting or any recount of the votes is completed, require the Returning Officer to have the votes recounted or again recounted but the Returning Officer may refuse to make a third or subsequent recount if the results of the last two recounts were the same.
Source:
The National Elections Act 2010, art. 77, 78: http://www.unisa.ac.za/contents/faculties/law/docs/National_Elections_Act-.pdf (2013)
|
2015/10/26
|
|
Thailand
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
|
In the case where the result of the vote-counting is inconsistent with the report on the exercise of right to vote of the committee of a polling station, the election committee of a constituency shall arrange the re-counting of votes.
Source:
Organic Act B.E. 2541 on the Election of Members of the House of Representatives and Senators, Sec. 73: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/asia/TH/thailand-organic-act-on-the-election-of-members-of/view
|
2023/10/11
|
|
Timor-Leste
|
d. By request
|
1. The provisional tabulation of national results published by CNE may be the subject of
appeals. Such appeals shall be presented to the plenary of STJ within 48 (forty-eight)
hours after the disclosure of the results. The STJ shall immediately notify the interested
parties and rule on such appeals within an identical period of time.
2. After the period of time provided in paragraph 49(1) above has expired without any
appeal being filed, CNE shall forward the minutes of the national tabulation results to
the STJ together with the minutes of the district tabulations as well as any other
documents it deems important, with a clear indication that no appeal has been filed.
Source:
Law no.6/2006 on National Parliament Elections, article 49: https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law%20no.%207_2011%20Second%20Amendment%20to%20Law%206-2006%20of%20December%20%20Law%20on%20the%20Election%20of%20the%20National%20Parliament.pdf
|
2024/10/02
|
|
Togo
|
g. No information available
|
Source:
Electoral Code No. 2000-07 as amended: http://www.ifes.org/~/media/Files/Publications/Election%20Law/2005/IFES_19/EL00062.pdf (2013)
|
2013/01/03
|
|
Tonga
|
d. By request
|
Any candidate may, within one week of the declaration of the poll, demand in writing addressed to the Supervisor of elections, that the votes be recounted. Any candidate demanding a recount shall pay, in advance, to the Supervisor, a fee of $1,000 which shall not be refunded unless: (a) as a result of the recount, a different candidate is elected; or
(b) the Supervisor, in announcing his decision on the recount, certifies that in his opinion the demand for a recount was reasonable.
Source:
Electoral Act 1989, Art. 17: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TO/tonga-electoral-act-1989-1 (2021)
Electoral Amendment Act 2010, Art. 15: https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/TO/tonga-electoral-amendment-act-2010/view (2021)
|
2021/09/15
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
e. Court order
|
If there is an equal number of votes for the candidates with most votes, a recount is triggered.
Source:
Electoral Law: “Representation of the People Act”, Election Rules, Section 101, 106: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/TT/trinidad-and-tobago-rop-2016/
|
2020/08/22
|
|
Tunisia
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
|
In case, during the counting of votes, the number of ballots is more or less than the number of signatures in the voters' list, a recount shall be conducted.
ISIE may also recount the votes in one or more polling stations and may cancel the results in a polling station or in a constituency if it finds that fundamental and decisive violations have marred the process of voting and vote counting.
Source:
Organic Law n° 2014-16 of 26 May 2014 on Elections and Referenda, art. 135, 142 (1), 143: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/TN/tunisia-organic-law-on-elections-and-referenda/view (2014).
|
2019/08/05
|
|
Turkey
|
d. By request
|
The persons eligible for lodging objections under Article 110 may lodge objections in written form directly with the Supreme Board of ElectionS
Source:
Law on Basic Provisions on Elections and Voter Registers, art. 131: http://www.legislationline.org/download/action/download/id/1310/file/bbf6e67f60e5492350474eaa9e9a.pdf
|
2016/01/21
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
a. Never recounted
|
Source:
Law of Turkmenistan on Elections of Deputies of the Mejlis of Turkmenistan (2008), art. 43, 44;
Law on Elections of the President of Turkmenistan (2011), art. 50, 51
|
2013/03/05
|
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
d. By request
|
Source:
Electoral Law: “Elections Ordinance”, Section 55(13): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/TC/turks-and-caicos-elections-ordinance-2018/
|
2020/10/08
|
|
Tuvalu
|
e. Court order
|
An election petition may be presented to the High Court within one month after the publication of the result of the election. Every such petition shall be heard by the High Court in open court. It is during such hearing that the High Court may order: "the inspection and production of any rejected ballot papers or the opening of any sealed packet of the counterfoils of used ballot papers or the inspection of any counted ballot papers or the inspection and production of tendered ballot papers and the tendered votes..."
Source:
Electoral Provisions (Parliament) Act as amended, art. 56-58.
|
2012/06/20
|
|
Uganda
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
|
There are cases of mandatory recount where, after the official addition of the votes: there is an equality of votes between two or more candidates obtaining the highest number of votes or the number of votes separating the candidate receiving the highest number of votes and any other candidate is less than fifty the returning officer shall, if requested in writing by a candidate, a candidate's agent or a voter registered to vote in the constituency, in the presence of a senior police officer recount the votes after giving a written notice of the intention to recount to all interested parties.
The law also allows any candidates to apply to the Chief Magistrate for a recount within 70 days after the date on which a returning officer has declared as elected the candidate who has obtained the highest number of votes.
Source:
Parliamentary Elections Act as amended in 2010, art. 54, 55
http://www.ec.or.ug/docs/parliamentary%20election%20Act%202005.pdf (2016)
|
2016/02/29
|
|
Ukraine
|
c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
|
Ballots are recounted by request of a candidate, a party or block of parties or electoral officials.
Source:
The Law on Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine (as amended up to 2014), art. 82 (14), 89, 94: http://www.cvk.gov.ua/metod/kultura/npa/zn_pro_vybory_ndu_17042014.doc (2014).
|
2014/10/30
|
|
United Arab Emirates
|
g. No information available
|
|
2012/08/22
|
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
f. Other
|
46(1) "A candidate or his election agent may, if present when the counting or any recount of the votes is completed, require the returning officer to have the votes recounted or again recounted but the returning officer may refuse to do so if in his opinion the request is unreasonable."
Source:
Representation of the People Act 1983, Schedule 1, Art. 46
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/schedule/1/paragraph/46
|
2025/06/23
|
|
United States of America
|
f. Other
|
"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
|
2024/10/15
|
|
Uruguay
|
b. Always recounted
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Source:
Electoral law: Ley de Elecciones (Ley No. 7812), art. 104-144, https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/UY/uruguay-ley-de-elecciones-ley-no.-7812-2014/view (2000).
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2024/12/18
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Uzbekistan
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a. Never recounted
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In the event of detection of discrepancies in the vote count reflected in the protocol of the precinct election commission, the territorial, sub-region, city and district election commission has the right to propose that the precinct election commission eliminate them at its meeting.
Source:
Election Code of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Chapter 16, Article 95 (2019): https://lex.uz/docs/4458857?ONDATE=26.06.2019
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2024/08/22
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Vanuatu
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d. By request
e. Court order
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A return observer representing a particular candidate's campaign may request as many recounts as the returning officer finds reasonable for a particular polling station. The Supreme Court may order an investigation of the vote count as part of an investigation raised by an election petition.
Source:
Representation of the People Act, Art. 62 & Schedule 5 (18): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/VU/vanuatu-representation-of-the-people-act-1982-as/at_download/file
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2016/01/27
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Venezuela
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a. Never recounted
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Source:
Electoral Law: “Ley Orgánica de Procesos Electorales”, art. 139–144: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/VE/venezuela-ley-organica-procesos-electorales-2009/
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2020/11/15
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Viet Nam
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g. No information available
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Source:
Law of 1997 on Election of Deputies to the National Assembly, as amended and supplemented by laws No. 31/2001/QH10 and No. 63/2010/QH12: http://www.moj.gov.vn/vbpq/en/lists/vn%20bn%20php%20lut/view_detail.aspx?itemid=2526 (2016)
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2021/03/24
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Virgin Islands, British
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d. By request
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(7) Immediately after the counting of the votes pursuant to this section
has terminated, a candidate or his counting agent present at the count
may, by completing Form No. 30, demand a recount and thereupon,
unless the returning officer considers the demand to be unreasonable
having regard to the result of the first count, he shall proceed to
recount the votes to ascertain the result of the poll.
Source:
Candidates and Agents Handbook 2011, Article 52(7)
http://www.bvi.gov.vg/sites/default/files/resources/candidates_and_agents_handbook_2011.pdf
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2019/03/05
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Virgin Islands, U.S.
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g. No information available
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2009/08/14
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Wallis and Futuna
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g. No information available
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2009/08/14
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Western Sahara
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g. No information available
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2009/08/14
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Yemen
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a. Never recounted
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Source:
General Elections and Referendum Law of 2001: http://www.scer.org.ye/english/generalelectionslaw.htm (2012)
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2012/08/22
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Zambia
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d. By request
e. Court order
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An election or polling agent of a candidate may object to a count and the counting assistant may determine whether or not to recount the ballots.
Source:
Electoral Law: Electoral Act, art. 69 & 102
http://www.elections.org.zm/media/electoral__act_2006.pdf (2016)
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2016/06/28
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Zanzibar
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c. Automatically (triggered) recounted under certain conditions
d. By request
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Where an equality of votes is found to exist between the candidate in a contested election so that an addition of a vote would entitle any of them to be a declared elected, the Returning Officer shall make a recount of the votes cast.
A candidate or his counting agent may, if present when the counting or any recount of the votes is completed, require the Returning Officer to have the votes recounted or again recounted but the Returning Officer may refuse to make a third or subsequent recount if the result of the last two recount were the same.
Source:
Electoral Act No. 11 of 1984 as amended, art. 84, 85
http://www.temco.udsm.ac.tz/images/stories/Electral_Laws/ZANZIBAR-ELECTION-ACT-2010.pdf (2016)
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2016/04/05
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Zimbabwe
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d. By request
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Any political party or candidate that contested the election in the ward or constituency concerned may request the Commission to conduct a recount of votes in one or more of the polling stations in the constituency
Source:
Zimbabwe electoral laws 67A (1). http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ZW/zimbabwe-consolidated-electoral-act-amended-2018/view
https://www.refworld.org/pdfid/4c46c1572.pdf
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2023/09/25
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