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The principles of Part I apply both to voting for the purpose of electing public officials, and to voting to determine ballot initiatives, referenda, and other measures placed before the electorate, or to determine whether to recall a public official. Part II provides principles applicable to administrative and judicial processes that concern the counting of ballots after they have been cast in elections remaining "too close to call." The procedures prescribed in Part III address the unique challenges that exist when a presidential election remains unsettled well after the polls have closed and one or both candidates claim victory.