` :Having someone measure the votes would be original research. We aim to summarize what independent reliable sources say about a subject, not to say anything new. The bare facts in your above paragraphs might be enough. ``He chaired the party convention. He said the first vote wasn't clear enough and called for a second. He said that wasn't clear enough and called for a third. He said that vote was clear. Commentator X, in an editorial for newspaper Q said all three votes sounded too close to call.`` Something along those lines. (If you are going to cite editorials and such, though, make sure the sources are notable and link to them.) -   `