One of the lessons Donald Trump clearly took from his first term was that the Department of Justice didn’t always do his bidding. And he very much wanted it to. The president was often outraged that ...

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Venezuela opposition leader María Corina Machado (left) and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez hold up vote tally sheets from the top of a truck to protest the official presidential election ...

Opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez holds up vote tally sheets from the top of a truck during a protest against the official presidential election results declaring President Nicolas Maduro the ...

The first fail-safe is a tally sheet that is printed at each polling place on the night of the election. And those tally sheets - the results are sent electronically to the electoral authorities.

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, left, and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez hold up vote tally sheets from the top of a truck during a protest against the official presidential ...

Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, left, and opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez hold up vote tally sheets from the top of a truck during a protest against the official presidential ...

Party representatives stationed at polling sites throughout election day get a copy of the tally sheet, and electoral authorities keep another one.