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where voting or counting takes place. In other jurisdictions, such as in Australia and in Canada, each party is permitted to appoint one or two scrutineers per polling-booth. Scrutineers are often required to refrain from contact with voters, from wearing or displaying political slogans, or from
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otherwise exerting influence on the conduct of the election while it is taking place. Scrutineers also report back unofficial results to their campaign headquarters, as the official results can take some time to be issued.
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One formal duty of an election scrutineer involves verifying that the ballot boxes are empty when sealed, and that the seals have not been tampered with at the end of polling
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Someone who carefully verifies the accuracy of technical specifications, drawings, or configurations as they apply to a specific discipline field.
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and of detecting genuine mistakes. The scrutineering process takes place most commonly alongside
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are followed. There are other uses of the concept, such as in
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Scrutineers inspects a world rallycross supercar at the
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Person who observes any process which requires oversight
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Rules vary concerning the number of scrutineers from a
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