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Are official election results processed by an electronic tabulation system?

The Gambia

The Gambia

Answer
No
Source

Election Decree (Decree 78 of 1996)

Article 75. Counting of Votes

75.1.b The Returning Officer shall break the seals on the ballot boxes of candidates, one after the other per polling station, bearing the name and representative symbol of each candidate and, with the aid of his election officers, proceed to examine and count the ballot tokens in accordance with this Decree.

75.3 The Returning Officer shall ensure that ballot tokens are counted and carefully examined to verify that the number of votes matches the number of voters who have voted, using the Report on the Closing of Polls prepared by the respective Presiding Officers under section 71 as a guide

Article 80. Report on the Counting of Votes

80.1 Upon the completion of the counting of votes at an election centre, the Returning Officer shall prepare a Report on the Counting of Votes which shall include the following:

  1. the total number of votes cast per polling station for each electoral division;
  2. the number of valid votes;
  3. the number of invalid votes;
  4. the number of ballot tokens received and those not used;
  5. The votes obtained by each candidate; and
  6. The protests, if any, by counting agents regarding the validity of votes or any other matter.

Article 81. Transmission declaration of results

81.1 Upon completion of the requirements of section 80, the Returning Officer shall report the results of the elections to the Commission by such means of communication as the Commission may direct.

Comment

After counting, the results of the various polling stations of an Electoral Division are entered on a form and then summed up to give the totals in a contested area. The results are then announced locally and then faxed to the IEC Headquarters.

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