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"Counting should be open to official observation by concerned parties."

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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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Candidates or their agents and accredited observers should be allowed to observe the counting and tabulation of the votes.