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"Re-count procedures should be available in case of questionable results."
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UN (Center for Human Rights): Human Rights and Elections: A Handbook on the Legal, Technical, and Human Rights Aspects of Elections, para. 112

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Human Rights and Elections: A Handbook on the Legal, Technical, and Human Rights Aspects of Elections

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  • There should be impartial scrutiny of the counting process and access to judicial review.
  • The right to challenge election results should be provided for by law.
  • The rules should provide a mechanism for challenging and for invalidating all or part of the election results.
  • Fair rules should exist for the right to demand a recount.
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