The votes had been miscounted.

票数计错了。

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He appears to have the votes he needs to prevail.

他看来有他胜出所需要的选票。

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Officials must often count up the votes one by one, going through every ballot and recording the vote.

官员们必须经常一个一个地清点选票，检查每一张选票并记录选票。

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Buchanan told him that slavery in the territory must be decided on the votes of the people of the territory.

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I get all the people at 1, and all the people at 2, so I get 20% of the votes, she gets everyone else.

我会得到立场1和2的全部选票,就是我得到20%的选票,而她得到剩下的选票

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What we have right now is low voter turnout, but the votes count

我们现在的问题是参与投票的人数较少，但每一张选票都是有意义的。

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The outcome of this election will be determined by the votes and by the law.

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True justice doesn t plunder liberty or property regardless of the votes one gets.

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The votes in the Armed Services Committee split on party lines for the legislation.

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