1.   Independent proxy counters must verify each vote, and each side can challenge whether the proper people signed certain ballots, significantly delaying the release of final results.

2.   The Brooke Group submitted documentation from the mail-in vote to RJR Nabisco on Tuesday, to be reviewed by an independent proxy inspector.

3.   In either case, the results will not be official for weeks, because independent proxy counters will painstakingly verify each vote.

4.   Independent proxy counters must verify each vote, and each side can challenge whether the proper people signed certain ballots.