Venezuela: Everything you need to know about the precious tally sheets

‘Our weapons are the tally sheets,’ Venezuelans cry

Originally published on Global Voices

Photo of tally sheets. Source: The account of attorney Angel Machado on X.

Nicolás Maduro's contested win over Edmundo González Urrutia in Venezuela's July 28 presidential elections has put the spotlight on the capacity of public data to officially endorse or deny any real result of the elections.

Since 2006, the Venezuelan electoral system is based on automation: secret ballots in machines...