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Vote Counting
VC004
Votes are sorted/counted at
Question: Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
Answer:
a . The polling stations
Comments: Upon the close of the poll, in the presence and in full view of
the poll clerk and the candidates or their agents, and if the
candidates or any of them are absent, then in the presence of
such as are present, and of at least 2 electors if none of the
candidates is represented, the presiding officer shall—
(a) count the number of voters whose names appear in the
poll book as having voted and make an entry thereof on
the line immediately below the name of the voter who
voted last, thus;
“the number of voters who voted at this election in this
polling station is....”
Source: St. Lucia Elections Act, art 63
Verified: 2013/07/16
VC011
When are ballots recounted?
Question: Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s):
b . Always recounted
Comments: All ballots are recounted from 8:30 a.m. the day after the taking of the poll.
Source: Elections Act, art 65
Verified: 2013/07/16
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