Results & after the vote
How votes are counted, how preliminary and final results are established, and how results can be contested.
How votes are counted
From the moment the polls close to the publication of official results: how votes are counted at each polling bureau, how the results are transmitted and verified, and why official totals take time.
Preliminary vs. final results
Why Haiti publishes preliminary and final results, what can legitimately change in between, and the difference between being “ahead” and being officially elected.
How results can be contested
An election result can be challenged through a legal process. Who can contest, where a challenge is filed, what evidence matters, and how to distinguish an official electoral challenge from an accusation in the media.