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Legislative elections in Ireland: the counting of votes begins

Legislative elections in Ireland: the counting of votes begins

The counting of votes begins on Saturday morning in Ireland the day after the legislative elections, after which the left nationalist party Sinn Fein would arrive just ahead of the centrist parties of the outgoing coalition, according to an exit poll. Ballot counting operations begin at 09:00 GMT across the country but it will probably … Read more

In key state of Georgia, manual vote counting sparks controversy

In key state of Georgia, manual vote counting sparks controversy

In Leesburg, in rural southwest Georgia, a dozen poll workers sit at tables and flip through stacks of blank paper, getting used to counting ballots by hand. A few weeks before the US presidential election on November 5, the State Election Commission in September adopted a controversial provision requiring each county to recount the ballots … Read more