The Town of Osoyoos uses electronic voting machines.  Voting for candidates is still done by hand, on specially prepared ballots, but the vote counting is done electronically.  Manual counts of each and every vote are no longer required, which means the vote tally can be calculated within minutes of the final voter casting his or her ballot.  Unofficial election results are usually available within an hour of the close of polls.  The paper ballots are still retained in the event that a recount, whether electronic or manual, is required.