Abstract:
All in all, the researcher found out that even if the electoral quick counts are faced
with so many issues attacking their credibility, the people still see them as a credible
organization. The people still believe that what the quick counts are conducting are for
them and that they perform a very important task during elections. The presence of
independent citizen quick counts during elections make them secure that cheating can be
avoided and the canvassing of ballots is continuous.
Electoral quick counts are also a factor in a having a credible election, of course,
however, this is not the only factor. Respondents agreed that the quick counts help in
achieving a peaceful and orderly election. Electoral quick counts also help elections to be honest. This is because quick counts provide check and balance with the official results
and serves as a point of comparison. Without electoral quick counts, there will be really a
big difference, Election results cannot be checked if it is correct, since there will be no
other groups to conduct another count. People will also have to wait for days before
official results will be released. Moreover, if there were no quick counts, the media will
have nothing to report to the people, thus the people are not assured that the canvassing
of ballots is continuous. The effect of not having electoral quick counts is of course not
felt; it will only be felt by the people if the groups stop doing their jobs. People will only
appreciate its importance if all the groups conducting the quick counts are gone.
