
马恩岛高等法院将下令对近期众议院大选中一个选区的选票进行全面重新计票。
The high court in the Isle of Man is set to order a full recount of the ballots for one constituency in the recent House of Keys general election.
此前,前昂肯选区议员朱莉·埃奇向法院提交了请愿书。她在九月的选举中失去席位,此前数据显示有79张选票去向不明。请愿书要求法院宣布此次选举无效,这将导致重新举行选举。
It follows a petition to the court by former Onchan MHK Julie Edge, who lost her seat in September's contest, after figures showed 79 ballots were unaccounted for. The petition calls for the court to declare the election void, which would lead to a new election being held.
在道格拉斯法院举行的听证会上,首席法官安德鲁·科利特称这一情况“非常前所未有”,并指出法院此前从未处理过选举请愿,重新计票将首先进行,请愿书的其余部分随后处理。
At a hearing at Douglas Courthouse, First Deemster Andrew Corlett called the situation "very unprecedented" pointing out the court had not dealt with an election petition before, and the recount would take place first with the rest of the petition dealt with afterwards.
此次竞选中,雷切尔·格洛弗和罗布·卡利斯特当选,将在未来五年代表该选区,埃奇得票排名第三。
The contest saw Rachel Glover and Rob Callister elected to represent the constituency for the next five years, with Edge polling third.
埃奇在请愿书中表示,虽然这不会改变当选的候选人,但“计票时核实的选票去向不明这一事实,使计票的公正性受到质疑”。
In her petition, Edge said while it would not have changed the candidates elected, the "fact that ballot papers verified at the count are not accounted for calls the integrity of the count into question".
听证期间,总检察长沃尔特·万嫩伯格强调,这是一项“完全不依赖任何腐败或非法行为指控”的申请。
During the hearing, Attorney General Walter Wannenburgh stressed that it was an application "that does not rely on in any way a suggestion of corrupt or illegal practices".
代表计票副选举主任的律师杰里米·卡林出庭,凯瑟琳·克劳表示,重新计票将是处理部分数据问题的“明智方式”。
Representing deputy returning officer for the count, advocate Jeremy Callin, Kathryn Clough said a recount would be a "sensible way" dealing with issues with some of the figures.
除去向不明的选票外,请愿书还指控选举结果通知错误地陈述了选票未被拒绝的选民人数。
As well as the unaccounted ballot papers, the petition alleges the Notice of Result misstates the number of voters whose papers were not rejected.
此外,请愿书还称,选票被拒绝的理由不一致;一个投票站的选票计数被更改,却未注明日期或记录解释;在结果宣布前,候选人未获得合理机会要求重新计票。
In addition, reasons for the rejection of ballot papers do not match, a ballot count for a polling station was altered without date or recorded explanation, and candidates were not given reasonable opportunity to ask for a recount before the result was declared.
请愿书还指控,邮寄选票在埃奇或其代理人不在场的情况下被拆开。
It also alleges postal ballots were opened without Edge or her agents present.
该主张认为,综合来看,“此次选举的进行方式并未实质性地符合法律规定”。
It argues that taken together "the election was not so conducted as to be substantially in accordance with the law".
这位法官表示,重新计票将在道格拉斯马恩岛司法法院的一间法庭内进行,但由于法院白天“异常繁忙”,很可能不得不在正常工作时间之外进行。
The deemster said the recount would take place in a courtroom at the Isle of Man Courts of Justice in Douglas, but would most likely have to be done outside of normal working hours as the courts were "exceptionally busy" during the day.
计票将由卡林及其团队负责,埃奇和参加此次选举的其他候选人将获准与媒体成员一同观察,整个过程由首席书记官斯图尔特·克拉格监督。
The count will be carried out by Callin and his team and Edge and the other candidates who stood in the election will be allowed to observe along with members of the media, with the process overseen by chief registrar Stuart Clague.
在重新计票进行之前,双方和法官将就一份概述重新计票细节的最终命令达成一致。
A final order outlining the details governing the recount will now be agreed by both parties and the deemster before it takes place.