Procedure for Summarization of the Results of Voting and Determining the Inaccuracies at
Precincts
1. The Chairman of the Precinct Electoral Commission bans the access of voters to the precinct center at 8:00 p.m., enables the voters at the precinct center to vote, closes the ballot box slot, invites asks all the persons not entitled to attend the sessions of the Precinct Electoral Commission out, and closes the precinct center. After these steps are performed the Precinct Electoral Commission starts the session for summarization of the voting results.
For that purpose:
1) Unused ballots, wrongly marked by voters ballots and returned ballots are counted, cancelled in the procedure established by the Central Electoral Commission, and sealed;
2) The total number of voters is counted based on voter lists;
3) The number of voters that have received ballots, based on the signatures available in the voter lists is counted; afterwards the above-mentioned lists are sealed.
Appropriate protocols are produced in the registers with the results of sub-clauses 1-3;
4) The ballot box is opened.
2. The Chairman of the commission takes one ballot out of the ballot box, declares not approved specimen of the ballot, the validity or invalidity of the ballot, and in case the ballot is valid ballot – also who it is voted for. Upon request he/she shall pass the ballot to the other members of the commission. In case a commission member disagrees with the opinion of the Chairman, he/she submits an objection. It is put to vote. In the event of the objection, based on the voting results, and in case of no objection, in accordance with his/her statement the Chairman puts the ballot in the pack of ballots for the particular candidate (party), "against all", "invalid" or "not approved specimen" ballots, after which takes the next ballot out of the ballot box. This action is repeated for all the ballots available in the ballot box. During the implementation of the assortment of the ballots the members of the commission are banned from making notes, as well as having pens, pencils or other objects for making notes.
3. After the assortment of all the ballots available in the ballot box the Chairman, in the presence of the members of the commission, one by one counts the invalid ballots, ballots with votes against all, as well as the votes given for each candidate (party) Based on the results, the total number of valid ballots of approved specimen and of votes given for the candidates is counted. The counted and assorted ballots are wrapped and sealed, in the procedure established by the Central Electoral Commission.
4. Afterwards the Precinct Electoral Commission, based on the data of the precinct summarization protocol, compiles a protocol on the amount of inaccuracies. The commission decides the amount of inaccuracies in the following way:
1) Compares the number of ballots signed in conformity with procedures established by Clause 1, Article 53 of the Code, with the total number of the ballots in the ballot box and the cancelled ballots. The difference with the absolute value of the figure is noted as the amount of first inaccuracy;
2) Compares the number of signatures in the voter lists with the number of the ballots in the ballot box. The difference in absolute number is noted as the amount of second inaccuracy;
3) The amounts of inaccuracies mentioned in sub-points one and two of this point are added. The total is the amount of inaccuracies at that precinct;
5. Every operation mentioned in the Clauses 3-4 of this Article shall be conducted in sequence, each one after the previous one is accomplished and the appropriate protocol is made in the register. According to Article 61 of this Code two protocols, each in two copies, are created for above mentioned actions. A copy of each protocol is packed and sealed together with documents serving as a basis.
(Amend. of March 23, 1999 LA-286; July 31, 2002 LA-406-P)
