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It states: “Anyone attending the opening of postal votes... is not permitted to reveal any information regarding the votes cast on any particular ballot paper and must maintain the secrecy of voting. (Telegraph)

Two respected statisticians have called for a recount of some votes cast in the US election to rule out the possibility that the outcome was artificially manipulated. (Independent)

A ballot box is a temporarily sealed container, usually a square box though sometimes a tamper resistant bag, with a narrow slot in the top sufficient to accept a ballot paper in an election but which prevents anyone from accessing the votes cast until the close of the voting period. (Wikipedia)

This is the case in Georgia, where Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told a press conference that a recount of votes was taking place because of the five million votes cast, there was only a gap of 1,000 between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. (Metro)