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Vote Counting

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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: Counting is done immediately after the poling stations close.
Source: Representation of the People Act, as amended, Schedule 5 (16): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/pacific/VU/vanuatu-representation-of-the-people-act-1982-as/at_download/file
Verified: 2016/01/27
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VC011

When are ballots recounted?


Question:Under what conditions are ballots recounted?
Answer(s): d. By request
e. Court order
Comments: 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
Verified: 2016/01/27
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