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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: Article 101
(3) The Election Board may close the polling station before the end of the period from
paragraph (1) of this article in case when all voters registered in the Voter List have
already cast their votes, but shall not start with the counting of the votes before 19:00
hours.
Source: Electoral Code of the Republic of Macedonia including 2021 amendments, art. 101 (3) and 114: https://www.ifes.org/document/northmacedoniaelectoralcodeupdatesseptember2021pdf
Verified: 2024/11/19
VC011
When are ballots recounted?
Question: Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s):
f . Other
Comments: 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
Verified: 2024/11/19
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