To count out

Related to To count out: count heads, Count Me Out, count blessings
To exclude (one) from consideration; to be assured that (one) will not participate or cannot be depended upon.
(House of Commons) To declare adjourned, as a sitting of the House, when it is ascertained that a quorum is not present.
To prevent the accession of (a person) to office, by a fraudulent return or count of the votes cast; - said of a candidate really elected.

See also: Count, Count, Count