Before the ancestral shrine stood a rectangular altar table covered with a red velvet cloth.

神龛下放着长方形的大供桌，挂上了红绒桌帷。

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If the number of ballots does match the number of electors, the scrutineers, who are sitting at a table in front of the altar, begin counting the votes.

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