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1. • • Forty-one states and Washington, D.C., permit a losing candidate, a voter, a group of voters or other concerned parties to petition for a recount. In a few states, the vote totals for the top two candidates must be within a specified margin in order for the losing candidate to be able to request a recount.
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   What is an election petition?

   • An election petition can be used to seek a court-ordered recount where there was a close result and suspicions that the true tallies may tip the election in favour of the candidate announced as having been narrowly defeated. Petitions can also seek the annulment of an election on grounds that the victor was guilty of corrupt or illegal practices.

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   How do I challenge the result of an election?

   • You would need to make an application to the Election Petitions Office to challenge the result of an election. This process is also called ‘issuing an election petition’. You would need to send them: Note: The Election Petitions Office needs to stamp the petition before ‘serving’ it to the ‘respondents’.

   How to Challenge Election Results in the United Kingdom - UK Rules

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   How do I file a complaint about an election?

   • The complaint is about election expenses (e.g. the winner spent more money than they were allowed to). You would need to make an application to the Election Petitions Office to challenge the result of an election. This process is also called ‘issuing an election petition’. You would need to send them:

   How to Challenge Election Results in the United Kingdom - UK Rules

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   How do I file a petition for a UK Parliament election?

   • For a UK Parliament election, you must also give the date the result was given to the Clerk of the Crown in Chancery. The person who oversaw the election (the ‘returning officer’) can tell you this. You can use a template to help you write the petition. You must sign the petition. You cannot ask a solicitor to sign it for you.

   Challenge an election result: How to make a challenge - GOV.UK

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   Who must be a respondent to a petition?

   • The Member whose election or return is complained about must be a respondent to the petition. 3 If the petition complains about the conduct of the (Acting) Returning Officer or their staff during the election, the (Acting) Returning Officer must also be a respondent. 4

   Election petitions | Electoral Commission

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   Can the LRO refuse a recount?

   • You or your election agent can ask the LRO to recount the votes. The LRO can refuse to recount if they think the request is unreasonable. 1 Recounts can only be requested at voting area level. Police-area-wide recounts are not allowed. 1. Paragraph 54 Schedule 3 Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 ↩

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3. www.gov.uk › challenge-election-result › how-toChallenge an election result: How to make a challenge - GOV.UK

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   Your petition must say: why you’re allowed to challenge the election result. the date and result of the election. the reason you’re challenging the result, for example you think the votes were...

4. www.gov.uk › challenge-election-resultChallenge an election result: When you can make a ... - GOV.UK

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   Challenge the result of an election if you think it was not run properly, issuing and serving an election petition, and what happens at the hearing and trial.

   • You may be able to challenge the result of an election if you think it was not run properly, for example the votes were not counted correctly or a...
   • To challenge an election you must apply to the Election Petitions Office. This is called issuing an election petition. You’ll need to send: an elec...
   • After you apply, the Election Petitions Office will tell you how much to pay for ‘security for costs’. The maximum is: £5,000 for a UK Parliament e...
   • You should only contact the people you’re complaining about (‘the respondents’) once the Elections Petitions Office has stamped your petition. You...
   • Contact the Election Petitions Office to set the date for the hearing. You should do this within 28 days of your petition being stamped. Election P...

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6. www.electoralcommission.org.uk › recall-petitionsRecall petitions - Electoral Commission

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   A recall petition is the process by which an MP can lose their seat in the House of Commons. Voters in the relevant constituency will have six weeks to sign the petition. By signing a recall petition, voters are saying they want their MP to lose their seat.

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   An election petition can be used to seek a court-ordered recount where there was a close result and suspicions that the true tallies may tip the election in favour of the candidate announced as having been narrowly defeated.

8. www.electoralcommission.org.uk › guidanceElection petitions | Electoral Commission

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   Only certain people can lodge an election petition, and only under specific circumstances. An election petition can be presented by: 1. someone claiming to have been a candidate at the election, or. someone claiming to have had a right to be elected or returned at the election, or.

9. www.electoralcommission.org.uk › recountsRecounts | Electoral Commission

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   You or your election agent can ask the LRO to recount the votes. The LRO can refuse to recount if they think the request is unreasonable. 1 Recounts can only be requested at voting area level.

10. www.theukrules.co.uk › rules › legalWhen You Challenge an Election Result UK - UK Rules

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    You would need to make an application to the Election Petitions Office to challenge the result of an election. This process is also called ‘issuing an election petition’. You would need to send them: An election petition. An application to pay ‘security for costs’ (details below)