Announcing the final election results on the same night the polls close can be successfully done by certain countries such as the United States. However, making such an early announcement of the final results in countries such as Jamaica continues to cause confusion and later becomes a costly re-count process. This past elections is an example that indicates Jamaica still has not achieved the ability to count the ballots and provide accurate results on election night without making mistakes. The rush to get the results out creates disappointment and embarrassment when one candidate is later advised that the initial announcement of winning the constituents' votes was not correct. It also causes contention between the candidates and party supporters who have to wonder if any corruption occurred during the initial counting of the ballots. A number of countries give additional time to counting the ballots. Announcing the final results the next day or two gives workers a better opportunity to take their time to get the job completed efficiently. Other countries have taken this step to avoid after election confusion. Why not Jamaica?
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