These rules apply to both manual and electronic counting of ballot papers and state the reasons why a ballot should be rejected if it does not bear the official marks, if votes are given for more than one candidate or party, if anything on the paper can identify the voter, or if they are unmarked or void for uncertainty.

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Its chief tool is E-Verify, an electronic employment eligibility verification system used to weed out unauthorized immigrants when they apply for a job.

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Texas Instruments, Fannie Mae, Motorola and Electronic Arts are among the companies who have hired his Prometheus Strategies to apply the tactics of warfare to their businesses.

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