BBC報道,美國阿拉斯加參議院緊張選戰可能要到11月18日合資格選票完成處理後才明朗。當地許多社區主要靠航空或水路連接,選票需要與日常物資一樣經過運輸;城市與偏遠村落完成送交的速度並不相同。
按報道所述規則,只要在選舉日蓋郵戳,國內郵寄票可延後10天抵達,海外票可延後15天。初步票數可以先傳報,但不能代替全部合資格票的核查。若首輪無人超過50%,還須按排序投票規則把最低票候選人的選票轉給下一偏好。
因此計票較慢本身不是舞弊證據。報道同時提到圍繞同名候選人與認證程序的訴訟爭議,相關指控及上訴不等於已經獲法院認定。結果仍應等待選務機關最終公佈。
來源:BBC News 原報道。大魚新聞整理原創中文摘要;保留原刊發日期。

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