PreparedbyElectoralObservationandDemocraticSupportproject

EUROPEANUNIONELECTIONOBSERVATIONMISSIONS

EUEOMShort-TermObserverE-learningCourseModule5

TabulationChecklistGeneralTips Whattolookforü Trytoviewallpartsoftheprocess–differentproceduresmaybe

conductedindifferentroomsü Donotdisruptorinterferewiththeprocessü Beawarethatchangingnumbersduringtabulationcanhave

greatimpactontheelectionresults.

Waystomitigatelimitedaccesstodataentry:Ø CheckyourpollingstationresultsØ Checkanycomputerprintouts

ü TransparencyØ Doyouandagents/observershave‘reasonableaccess’Ø Ifnotisthisduetolackofspaceoradeliberateattemptto

stopyoufromobserving?Ø Dopartyagentsandcitizenobservershavethesameaccessto

theprocessasyou?

ü Howareproblemsdealtwith?Ø Aretherespecificproceduresiftheresultsdonotreconcile?Ø Arethesefollowedconsistently?Ø Ifthereisarecountormaterialsareopenedistheprocess

transparent?

ü SecurityofmaterialsØ Isthechainofcustodybetweentheendof

countingandarrivalatthetabulationcenteradequate?

Ø Istheretransparencyforpartyagentsandobservers?

ü RecordingofresultsØ Istheprocessorderly?Ø Doofficialsunderstandtheprocedures?Ø Areresultsrecordedaccurately?

ü AnomaliesØ Whattypesofproblemhaveyou

witnessed(ifany)?Ø Howaretheydealtwith?Ø Haveanycomplaintsbeensubmitted?

Howmany?Ø Haveanyrecountsbeenordered?Ø Recordnumbersofeachtypeof

problemü Transparency

Ø Arepartyagentsandobserversabletoenterthedataentryroom?

Ø Dotheyhaveaccesstoallaspectsofthetabulationprocess?

ü UnauthorisedpersonnelØ Whoarethey?Ø Aretheyinterferinginanyway?Ø Havetheybeenaskedtoleave?

ü CommunicationofresultsØ Howareresultssent?Ø Isitsecure?Ø Areresultsannouncedpublicly?

ü DisplayofresultsØ AreresultsdisplayedpubliclyØ How?Ø Aretheybrokendowntopollingstation

level?