Counting

• El Trinamool Congress (TMC) acudió a la Supreme Court el viernes solicitando una audiencia urgente para impugnar la decisión de la Election Commission of India de designar únicamente a empleados del gobierno central como supervisores de escrutinio para las elecciones de la West Bengal Assembly. • El Chief Justice of India Surya Kant ordenó una audiencia urgente para el sábado, en la que la petición será escuchada por un tribunal compuesto por los Justices PS Narasimha y Joymalya Bagchi, lo que indica una consideración de alta prioridad sobre la disputa electoral. • El desafío refleja las tensiones políticas actuales en West Bengal con respecto a la imparcialidad electoral y la gobernanza, con el TMC oponiéndose a lo que considera un sesgo potencial en los procedimientos de escrutinio de votos.

• Artificial intelligence-native startup Modus Audit Inc. announced an $85 million funding round on April 7, 2026, to accelerate its product development and partnerships in audit technology. • The investment targets expansion of AI tools designed to streamline accounting processes for enterprises, positioning Modus as a leader in the sector. • This funding underscores growing investor confidence in AI applications for financial services amid rising demand for automation in compliance-heavy industries.

Riverside county sheriff had last month seized more than 650,000 ballots cast in the state’s November special electionCalifornia’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, is seeking a court order to stop the Riverside county sheriff’s department from continuing its recount of ballots from the November 2025 special election.The LA Times reports that Bonta filed a petition with the fourth appellate district on Monday, writing that “the Sheriff’s misguided investigation threatens to sow distrust and jeopardize public confidence” in upcoming elections. Continue reading...