What remedies are available in the first instance?

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Tonga

Answer
Total recount of results
Source

 

Electoral Act 1989 (withappropriate reference to Electoral Amendment Act 2010), PART III - ELECTIONS, 17,p. 12

 

17Recounts.

(1) Any candidate may, within one week of the declaration of thepoll, demand in writing addressed to the Supervisor of elections, that thevotes be recounted.

(2) Upon receipt of a demand for a recount and after payment ofthe fee payable under subsection (5), the Supervisor shall recount the votes inthat district and he may substitute his decision concerning any doubtful ballotpaper for that made by the returning officer or the officer in charge of the pollingstation.

(3) The Supervisor shall, after recounting the votes, announce hisdecision on the vote and this decision shall be final.

(4) If no recount is demanded, the decision of the returningofficer or officer in charge of the polling station as to any question arisingin respect of any ballot paper, or as to the number of votes counted, shall befinal.

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