Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-05-04 22:12:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4130B04DFE0EE41E9457F0203CEC028AE6E47D5E9EE8F74B16441E5911095D8F
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Original Note:
1) Parties cannot refuse recounts. That decision lies with the Returning Officer alone, and can only be refused if judged to be "unreasonable. https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance-candidates-and-agents-combined-authority-mayoral-elections/verification-and-count/how-votes-will-be-counted/recounts 2) Counting staff are not dismissed until the results have been verified, they could not have been in a pub. https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/voting-and-elections/how-elections-work/how-votes-are-counted
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