iec.org.af Vote Counting Regulation : Independent Commission of Afghanistan
Organisation : Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan
Facility : Vote Counting Regulation
Country : Afghanistan
Details : https://www.electionin.org/uploads/2642-vote_counting.pdf
Home Page : http://www.iec.org.af/
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IEC Vote Counting Regulation
Vote counting shall be conducted on polling stations’ level in the previously declared polling centers by the Commission.
Related / Similar Facility :
IEC Afghanistan Polling Process
Vote Counting Staff
(1) The vote counting staff is the polling stations’ staff who shall count the ballots in the polling stations after the voting process ends.
(2) The polling station chairperson according to procedures of the Commission shall have the responsibility of leading the station and ensuring the accurate implementation of vote counting process.
Vote Counting Station Journal
Each vote counting station shall have a journal. The journal contains information about the complaints filed in the station, measures taken accordingly and the key incidents/cases taken place in the station that are regularly and timely recorded by the chairperson.
Attending Vote Counting Stations
No one except the below mentioned individuals, are authorized to attend the vote counting station:
1. Assigned vote counting staff, members of the Commission and the staff assigned by the Independent Election Commission Secretariat (IECS).
2. Representatives of the Electoral Complaints’ Commission (ECC).
3. Agents and national and international observers as well as accredited representatives of media.
4. Special guests introduced by the Commission.
5. Security staff permitted by chairperson of the station
6. In 500 meters around the polling station, no one shall be allowed to appear with stab and fire weapons except the security staff authorized by the Ministry of Interior
Reconciliation of Ballots
(1) Vote counting station staff shall be required to present the ballot boxes to the full sight of the present bodies mentioned in article (4) except paragraph (6) of Article (4) of this regulation.
(2) Vote counting station staff shall be required to categorize the ballots inside the boxes according to related procedures, as the following prior to everything
a. Valid Ballots: Ballots used according to the procedures of the Commission in which the purpose of a voter is clearly marked.
b. Invalid Ballots: Ballots shall be considered invalid in the following conditions:
i. The ballot in which the purpose of the voter is not clearly marked
ii. The ballot which doesn’t have the official stamp of the Commission
iii. The ballot which reveals the identity of the voter
iv. The ballot on which additional writing is done or signed
v. The ballots not distributed by the Commission and do not have the appearance of the original ballot
vi. The ballots torn in a way that the information of a candidate including the ticking box is completely removed.
c. White Ballots: Ballots cast without voting/putting a tick mark on the ticking box.
Further information related to categorizing the ballots is provided in the relevant procedure.
End of Vote Counting
(1) Upon completion of the vote counting process, the station’s chairperson shall record the results in the relevant form and receive signatures of all assigned candidates’ agents on it, in the station. In case the agents are not present, the issue shall be recorded in the journal and approved by the PCM.
(2) Making several copies of the result form and distribution method shall be regulated by the relevant procedure.
(3) The PCM, shall put all the original result forms of vote counting related to polling stations (PSs) along with the documents specified in the relevant procedures in the temper evident bag (TEB) and would submit it sealed to the district field coordinator (DFC) to be transferred to the provincial office (PO) of the Commission.
Provincial electoral officers shall send the temper evident bags (TEB) containing the forms and documents related to results of vote counting to the National Tally Center (NTC), Kabul after ensuring with reference to accuracy of the information presented on back of the bags. Method for evaluation and dispatch of TEBs shall be regulated through a separate procedure.