Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Fair rules should exist for the right to demand a recount.

Obligations

Right to an Effective Remedy

Election Parts

Vote Counting and Tabulation

Issues

Right to an Effective Remedy and Vote Counting and Tabulation

Criteria

The legal framework provided clear guidance on the grounds for complaints and appeals as well as the processes for demanding a recount

Quotes

Re-count procedures should be available in case of questionable results.
At the count observers should pay particular attention to the following points:...the existence of a right to demand a recount.
Many electoral legislative schemes permit a recount at the request of a candidate or party agent who is present at the counting proceedings.