Ballot boxes are seen at an Australian Electoral Commission early voting centre ahead of the national election, in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott 

Ballot boxes are seen behind a voter casting his ballot at an Australian Electoral Commission early voting centre ahead of the national election, in the Central Business District of Sydney, Australia, May 17, 2022. REUTERS/Loren Elliott 

An electoral worker empties a ballot box after the polls were closed during Lebanon's parliamentary election in Beirut, Lebanon May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

An electoral worker shows an empty ballot box at a polling station before it opens for the parliamentary election, in Houla, southern Lebanon May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Aziz Taher 

An electoral worker shows an empty ballot box at a polling station before it opens for the parliamentary election, in Beirut, Lebanon May 15, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

Election officials carry ballot boxes and election material to be distributed to polling centres, ahead of the parliamentary election, in Beirut, Lebanon May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

Election officials wait to receive ballot boxes and election material to be distributed to polling centres, ahead of the parliamentary election, in Beirut, Lebanon May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

An electoral worker arranges ballot boxes and portable LED lights to be distributed to polling centres, ahead of the parliamentary election, in Beirut, Lebanon May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

Election officials carry ballot boxes and election material to be distributed to polling centres, ahead of the parliamentary election, as the Beirut silos damaged in the August 2020 port blast are seen in the background, in Beirut, Lebanon May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

Election officials arrange ballot boxes and election material before distribution to polling centres, ahead of the parliamentary election, in Beirut, Lebanon May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

Election officials carry ballot boxes and election material to be distributed to polling centres, ahead of the parliamentary election, in Beirut, Lebanon May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

Election officials arrange ballot boxes and election material before distribution to polling centers, ahead of the parliamentary election, in Beirut, Lebanon May 14, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir 

A worker carries ballot boxes as they arrive to an elementary school that is used as a polling precinct, a day prior to the national elections, in Manila, Philippines, May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan 

Hong Kong's only Chief Executive candidate John Lee looks on as officials open ballot boxes during the election of Hong Kong's next Chief Executive, in Hong Kong, China, May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Lam Yik 

Hong Kong's only Chief Executive candidate John Lee looks on as officials open ballot boxes during the election of Hong Kong's next Chief Executive, in Hong Kong, China, May 8, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu 

Men bring ballot boxes as electoral officers count votes during the local council elections in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne 

Electoral officers empty a ballot box to count ballots during the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections at the Meadowbank Sports Arena, in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Electoral officers empty a ballot box to count ballots during the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections at the Meadowbank Sports Arena, in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson observes as electoral officers empty ballot boxes to count votes druing the Northern Ireland Assembly elections at the Ulster University Jordanstown count centre in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson observes as electoral officers empty ballot boxes to count votes druing the Northern Ireland Assembly elections at the Ulster University Jordanstown count centre in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson observes as electoral officers empty ballot boxes to count votes druing the Northern Ireland Assembly elections at the Ulster University Jordanstown count centre in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

A ballot box is opened at the Ulster University Jordanstown count centre in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Electoral officers empty a ballot box to count ballots during the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections at the Meadowbank Sports Arena, in Magherafelt, Northern Ireland, May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson observes as ballot boxes are opened at the Ulster University Jordanstown count centre in Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland May 6, 2022. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Boxes containing ballot papers are delivered at the Westminster City Council local elections, at Lindley Hall in Westminster, London, Britain, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

Boxes containing ballot papers are delivered at the Westminster City Council local elections, at Lindley Hall in Westminster, London, Britain, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

Boxes containing ballot papers are delivered at the Westminster City Council local elections, at Lindley Hall in Westminster, London, Britain, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

Boxes containing ballot papers are delivered at the Westminster City Council local elections, at Lindley Hall in Westminster, London, Britain, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

Boxes containing ballot papers are delivered at the Westminster City Council local elections, at Lindley Hall in Westminster, London, Britain, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

Boxes containing ballot papers are delivered at the Westminster City Council local elections, at Lindley Hall in Westminster, London, Britain, May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls 

Ballots are emptied from a ballot box to be counted, during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall, London, Britain May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

Ballots are emptied from a ballot box to be counted, during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall, London, Britain May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

A ballot box is emptied to be counted, during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall, London, Britain May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

A polling station staff member carries ballot boxes as they arrives to be counted, during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall, London, Britain May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

A polling station staff member carries a ballot box as it arrives to be counted, during local elections, at Wandsworth Town Hall, London, Britain May 5, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, as she delivers it by ferry to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Kaia McMullan, 10, holds her new baby goat on a ferry bringing over a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Kaia McMullan carries her new baby goat as she boards a ferry ahead of Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy who carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, as she delivers it by ferry to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy collects a ballot box in the ticket office, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, as she delivers it by ferry to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy shows her passenger ticket as she carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, that she will deliver by ferry to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy collects a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, as she delivers it by ferry to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy holds a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, as she brought it by ferry to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy prepares to put a ballot box in Royal Mail van driven by her postman husband Noel, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, that she brought by ferry to Rathlin Island which has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, as she delivers it by ferry to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, after she collected it by ferry to bring it to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, after she collected it by ferry to bring it to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, as she delivers it by ferry to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, after she collected it by ferry to bring it to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, after she collected it by ferry to bring it to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, after she collected it by ferry to bring it to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, as she delivers it by ferry to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, as she delivers it by ferry to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, after she collected it by ferry to bring it to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, after she collected it by ferry to bring it to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Senior presiding officer and polling station manager Teresa McCurdy carries a ballot box, a day ahead of the Northern Ireland Assembly elections, as she delivers it by ferry to the single polling station on Rathlin Island that has a population of around 150 people, off the coast of Northern Ireland, May 4, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne 

Officials empty a ballot box to start counting the votes from the second round of the 2022 French presidential election at a polling station in Henin-Beaumont, France, April 24, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron 

A ballot box is seen as official gets ready to start the counting the votes from the second round of the 2022 French presidential election at a polling station in Henin-Beaumont, France, April 24, 2022. REUTERS/Johanna Geron 

A box containing cast ballots is seen during the second round of the 2022 French presidential election at a polling station in Henin-Beaumont, France, April 24, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman 

A French citizen stands in front of a ballot box in the second round of the French presidential election at a polling station at the Palais des Congres in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi 

A shadow of a person casts behind a ballot box at a polling station during a referendum on whether President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador should continue in office, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico April 10, 2022. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez