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Nivelación de la mesa electoral

English translation: Ballot reconciliation at polling stations

19:06 Aug 21, 2023
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics / Colombia National Electio
Spanish term or phrase: Nivelación de la mesa electoral
Según los artículos que cita, la Nivelación de la mesa electoral es asegurarse que el número de votos en la urna
no sea mayor que el número de votantes que asistieron a la mesa.

¿Como lo diría en inglés en forma breve?

Gracias
Andrea Kalaydjian
South Africa
Local time: 19:23
English translation:Ballot reconciliation at polling stations
Explanation:
Please look in the reference section for further information.

I'm afraid I don't have time to find out what polling stations are called in other English-speaking countries.

I'm posting my suggestion as I prefer it to the ones already provided ;-)
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Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 19:23
Grading comment
Gracias
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Polling station/voting center leveling/levelling, auditing, checking
Fernando Javier Navarro Manrique
3 +2Ballot reconciliation at polling stations
Helena Chavarria
4 -1The Electoral Committee's levelling-up agenda/remit
Adrian MM.
Summary of reference entries provided
Helena Chavarria

Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Polling station/voting center leveling/levelling, auditing, checking


Explanation:
"In many Latin American countries, the polling station may be called a voting center (a building) where each room is the tables (“mesas” in Spanish) where voters cast their vote. When we use “polling station” in this document, we mean the lowest level at which the votes are cast and counted." ↩


    https://openelectiondata.net/en/guide/key-categories/polling-stations/
Fernando Javier Navarro Manrique
Mexico
Local time: 11:23
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  neilmac: Por allí van los tiros...
6 hrs
agree  Andrew Bramhall: Seguro!
21 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
nivelación de la mesa electoral
The Electoral Committee's levelling-up agenda/remit


Explanation:
... is to make sure that....

nivelación : (Ven. edu) remedial course, West

Odd how the meaning of mesa changes throughout the Spanish-speaking world. Cut to mesa de partes in Peru.

Example sentence(s):
  • IATE: es mesa electoral COM en election committee
  • Composición. La Mesa electoral está formada por un Presidente y dos Vocales.

    Reference: http://www2.proz.com/kudoz/spanish-to-english/law-patents/61...
    Reference: http://committees.parliament.uk/committee/17/levelling-up-ho...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  AllegroTrans: You've been listening to too much spin from Michael Gove and it has impaired your powers of discernment; please just re-read the text, it is clearly about vote-counting, not a political gimmick to make all polling stations "equal"
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1 day 3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Ballot reconciliation at polling stations


Explanation:
Please look in the reference section for further information.

I'm afraid I don't have time to find out what polling stations are called in other English-speaking countries.

I'm posting my suggestion as I prefer it to the ones already provided ;-)

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Local time: 19:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Gracias

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
19 mins
  -> Thank you for asking me to post an answer. When I researched the question yesterday, I didn't have time to double check the information.
agree  Taña Dalglish
15 hrs
  -> Thank you, Taña :-)
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Reference comments


45 mins peer agreement (net): +4
Reference

Reference information:
Stage one: counting/verifying the ballot papers
Once all the boxes have been checked, our count staff can begin counting the ballot papers.

This involves emptying each ballot box onto a table and then comparing the number of ballot papers that were in that box against the number recorded at the polling station or at our postal vote office.

https://www.whitehorsedc.gov.uk/vale-of-white-horse-district...

In such cases, the polling officials carried out verification of voters using the voter register print outs.

https://www.iebc.or.ke/election/technology/?Electronic_Voter...

Verification
The verification process has two main purposes which are:

to ensure and demonstrate that all ballot papers issued at polling stations and all returned postal ballot papers have been brought to the count, and
to provide the figure with which the count outcome must reconcile
You should keep both of these purposes in mind when conducting the verification process.

Ensuring accuracy at the verification stage is crucial to ensuring a timely count. If the verification figures are wrong there will be a variance against the count figures which will need to be resolved and which risks significantly slowing the overall process.

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance-returning-of...

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Note added at 52 mins (2023-08-21 19:59:19 GMT)
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Reconciliation of count totals
Once all of the ballot papers have been sorted and any doubtful ballots adjudicated, the key task of reconciliation can begin.

You must count all of the bundles and part bundles of ballot papers showing a valid vote for each candidate.

You must then add the total for each candidate to the total number of rejected ballot papers. This total figure should match exactly the figure giving the total number of ballot papers obtained at the end of the verification process.

If the two figures agree you should proceed to the process of consulting the candidates and agents on the provisional result.

Procedure for unreconciled results
You should be satisfied that the results or totals (as appropriate) reflect the ballots received. If the figures do not reconcile, you should take steps in order to identify and rectify the discrepancy such as:

- checking the storage area and check to ensure that all ballot boxes have been opened and are empty
- checking all floors and surfaces for ballot papers that may have been dropped in the count venue
- re-checking the verification figures and reconciliation for calculation mistakes
- ensuring that all rejected ballot papers have been accounted for
- checking that all bundles and part bundles have been counted
- consider recounting the ballot papers in the bundles

You should also carry out any other checks you deem necessary.

https://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/guidance-acting-retur...

I would probably use either 'verification process' or 'reconciliation process at polling stations', though I would need to research it further.

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Note added at 1 hr (2023-08-21 20:16:34 GMT)
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'Ballot reconciliation at polling stations'.

https://www.eac.gov/sites/default/files/electionofficials/Qu...

Helena Chavarria
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
Note to reference poster
Asker: Gracias


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Toni Castano: "Reconciliation" is probably the technical term needed here. The Spanish counterpart, "nivelación", was new to me.
26 mins
  -> Hi, Toni. Yes, I agree that 'reconciliation' is probably the term we're looking for, though it would be easier if we knew which country this is for. Thanks for your support :-)
agree  AllegroTrans: Ballot reconciliation seems correct
2 hrs
  -> Thank you for your confirmation, AllegroTrans :-)
agree  Carla Selyer: I agree, reconciliation of ballots by the polling station https://aceproject.org/main/english/po/poh04a01.htm
13 hrs
  -> Thank you, Carla :-)
agree  patinba
16 hrs
  -> Thank you, patinba :-)
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