This measure will assist in detecting tampered ballot boxes; all sealing and unsealing of ballot boxes take place in the presence of all observers, including political party agents. All polling places must account for all ballots (ballots issued must equal ballots cast). How to mark the Ballot PapersThere are three ways to mark the ballot papers. Reconciliation means checking that the number of ballot papers received for a polling place equals all ballot papers that were used, unused, and spoiled. Sorting is the separation of the ballot papers into smaller groups based on the candidates.
