Counting · reconciliation · verifiability
Counting
Counting turns votes in an internal Candeia election into a calculated and reproducible result. It must be reconcilable, auditable and separate from the legal decision to certify the result.
Current statusNo electoral count is under way.Proposed constitutional basis
In brief
Counting answers “what calculation is supported by the evidence?”. Certification answers “may this result receive legal validity?”. The two stages must remain separate.
How the Constitution structures this subject
Count without reconstructing the voter
The evidence must allow loss, insertion or duplication to be detected without linking identity to choice.
Register + participation + votes
The Commission must reconcile the eligible electorate, participation, accepted votes, replacements/revocations and integrity artefacts.
A calculation is not certification
A preliminary result or automatic calculation must be identified as provisional.
A failure does not authorise choosing votes
Rollback, backup or a provider change does not permit the official set to be erased or selected unilaterally.
How it works
Close all still-valid voting modes before publishing a trend.
Check eligible participants, participation and the set of votes.
Apply the official formula and produce verifiable evidence.
Submit the count to independent review before certification.
Limits and safeguards
- No partial result capable of influencing voters who are still eligible to vote may be disclosed before voting closes.
- A provider or technical team may not unilaterally choose a backup, votes or a repeat election.
- If potentially affected votes could alter the result, the Commission must apply an appropriate restorative measure subject to judicial review.