Costa Rica
○ Presidential Election
- Seat: 1
- Term of office: 4 years
○ Parliamentary Elections
- Seats: 57
- Term of office: 4 years
· Canton Mayor
- Seats: 81
- Term of office: 4 years
· Superintendent
- Seats: 8
- Term of office: 4 years
○ Election system
· Number of polling stations: 6,612
· Opening and closing time of polling stations
- 6 am and 6 pm respectively
· Number of registered voters: 3,322,329 (2018 elections)
· Voter turnout: 65.70% (2018 presidential election)
· Voting age: 18
- Presidential: two-round system, 40% threshold
- Parliamentary: elected through 7 multi-member constituencies in closed-list proportional representation
- Local elections: plurality vote
· Voting process
1. A list of voters corresponding to the polling precinct is posted outside.
2. The voter hands in his/her ID and let the polling station staff know his/her voter number.
3. After the voter identification, the voter signs the registration and receives ballots.
4. Go to the secret room to cast the ballot(s).
5. Deposit the ballots in the ballot box and receive the ID back.
· Counting process
1. The polling station members verify the number of ballots not handed out and the number of voters on the list and open the ballot boxes.
2. The ballots are ordered by-election type, and counted.
3. The results are put into protocols.
4. The Protocol is transmitted to the headquarters of the Supreme Electoral Court (TSE). The preliminary results are made public through this process.
· Time to take to announce voting results in the country: Within 30 days for presidential elections, Within 60 days for other elections