Democrats primary election | As of 1 o'clock, the electronic votes of nearly 320,000 physical votes will take time or have results on Tuesday

Political situation

Written by: Huang Weilun

2020-07-12 15:15

The democratic "35+" primary election today (12th) entered the next day, and the voting closed at 9 o'clock tonight. Zhao Jiaxian, convener of the Democratic Power, said that as of 1 pm today, a total of 318,184 electronic votes have been accumulated.

Regarding physical paper tickets, a former member of the Legislative Council, Ou Nuoxuan, who is responsible for coordinating the primary election, said that about 10,000 tickets had been received yesterday (11th). It is estimated that more than 20,000 tickets may have been received by the end of the vote. For more time counting, the results of the primary election may need to be postponed until Tuesday (14th) to be announced.

Ou Nuoxuan (second from left) said that the number of voters has now doubled the original target, and the acceptability is quite high. If the final number of voters reaches 440,000, there will be 10% of the total number of voters in Hong Kong. (Photo by Huang Weilun)

The number of voters has exceeded 500,000

Ou Nuoxuan said that the current number of voters has doubled the original target, and the acceptance is quite high. If the final number of voters reaches 440,000, that is, 10% of the total number of voters in Hong Kong. He expressed optimism and hope about whether the number of voters can exceed 500,000. "This goal is not a dream." Thank you citizens for voting under the Minato City National Security Act. However, Zhao Jiaxian also admitted that the increase in the number of voters this morning is slow. I believe that many people may go to the church in the morning or have family activities. I hope that the number of people will rise in the afternoon.

Ou Nuoxuan said that about 10,000 physical paper tickets have been received so far, and it is estimated that about 20,000 sheets may be received after the election. He described that the selection of 20,000 votes was a "giant project" for unofficial organizations. Even in district board elections, a single constituency may have only 5,000 votes. He went on to say that tomorrow it may take a full day to count the votes, or it will take Tuesday to announce the results of the primaries.

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Will not publish the e-ticket results first

As for whether it will consider publishing the electronic ballot results first? Zhao Jiaxian said that paper physical tickets are also part of the primary election, and the electronic results cannot be announced first. Ou Nuoxuan added that there may be voters who repeatedly vote through electronic and paper, and it takes time to process the relevant votes. Zhao Jiaxian also pointed out that it is currently unknown which district has a large number of voters. The voting content is encrypted, and currently only the number of people is displayed.

Regarding election complaints, Zhao Jiaxian said that about 10 cases have been received temporarily, some of which involve publicity, such as placing promotional materials in the canvassing area. He also said that some of the ticket station systems had to be opened this morning because of the need to be updated, and he apologized for the matter.

Legislative Council Election 2020 Democrat District Nuoxuan Zhao Jiaxian