The Quick Count and Election Observation
The Quick Count and Election Observation The Quick Count and Election Observation
THE QUICK COUNT AND ELECTION OBSERVATION SAMPLE NUETRALITY PLEDGE FOR REGIONAL COORDINATORS, KAZAKHSTAN 165 APPENDIX 7C
A P P E N D I C E S 166 EXAMPLE OF TRAINING EXERCISE DEVELOPED FOR QUICK COUNTS APPENDIX 8 Quick Count Training Skit Following are instructions for conducting a Quick Count Training Skit. The skit illustrates simply how random samples can match accurate, official election results. What preparations are needed for the skit? 1—Decide on the Type of Election. First, trainers should decide on the type of election to be simulated as well as the number and names of the candidates and/or parties contesting the election. It is easiest to use a fictional presidential election with only two candidates to simplify the process and clearly demonstrate relevant lessons. Trainers should avoid using the names of real parties or candidates to avoid appearing biased, and should choose names very carefully so that no ethnic, geographic, gender or racial preferences are shown. Example: The small island country of Chilumba is holding presidential elections. Candidate X from Party A will be competing against Candidate Y from Party B. This election is going to be observed by a network of organizations called CCCE (Civic Coalition for Clean Elections). The CCCE is going to deploy monitors to polling stations to observe voting and counting and is going to conduct a quick count to monitor the tabulation process. 2—Determine Number of Polling Stations to Include in the Exercise. In reality, elections typically involve hundreds or thousands of polling stations. Depending on the size of the training session, it is recommended, however, that only 12, 16, 20 or 24 polling stations be used for the demonstration. Each polling station should be assigned a number for identification purposes. Example: On the isle of Chilumba there are just 20 polling stations where people will go to vote for president. In order to better manage the election process, the Chilumba Election Commission has assigned each polling station a unique two-digit number from 01 to 20. 3—Create Vote Counts for Polling Stations. Next, trainers should create official vote counts for all of the polling stations in the exercise, as shown below. For each polling station, the number of votes for each candidate needs to be created as well as the total number of valid votes. The worksheet should also include columns with the percent of the vote for each candidate and a row with the total figures. Keep the number of valid votes per polling station more or less the same for all of the polling stations, but not identical. Using an average number of valid votes per polling station of 1,000 is easy, but a higher or lower figure can be used if that would be more consistent with local practices. Make sure each candidate is the winner at some polling stations. So that the lesson of the exercise is obvious, one of the two candidates should be the clear
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