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Article 111
 

Security of Election Documents.



Documents of Precinct and Constituency Election Commissions regarding conduct of elections (referendum) shall be kept in a secured place.





Ballot papers and voting cards shall be kept in the Constituency Election Commissions for at least 6 months starting from the day of official publication of election outcomes. Protocols of voting results of election commissions shall be kept by the Central Election Commission for at least 1 year from the date official publication of a decision on determination of the next elections. Financial reports of election commissions, as well as final financial documents of the registered candidates, political parties and blocks of political parties, referendum campaign groups shall be kept by the Central Election Commission for at least 1 year from the date of official publication of a decision on determination of the next elections (referendum). Voters lists shall be kept by the Central Election Commission for a period of 5 years.





The following shall be considered to be the official documents:





ballot papers;



voting cards;



voters lists;



protocols of election commissions on results of voting and documents attached;



financial reports of election commissions;



final financial reports of registered candidates, political parties and blocks of political parties, referendum campaigning groups.



The chairperson of the relevant election commission shall be responsible for security and storage of election documents until these documents are transferred to the superior election commission or to the State Archive.