Summing up of the election by the precinct commission
(1) After the chairman of the commission has declared voting over, the precinct electoral commission shall open the voting boxes. It is prohibited to open the boxes before the voting is over. Prior to opening the ballot box, the precinct electoral commission shall count and cancel all unused ballots and enclose them in an envelope on which the number and the name of the precinct and the number of unused ballots shall be written. The envelope shall be sealed and signed by the chairman of the precinct electoral commission in the presence of the members of the commission.
(2) Based on voters rolls, the precinct commission shall establish the total number of voters on the rolls and the number of voters who have received electoral ballots. Based on the number of ballots in the voting boxes, the commission shall establish the number of voters who have participated in the election, the number of votes for each candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Moldova, and the number of ballots declared invalid. Based on the act of receiving the ballots, the electoral commission shall establish the number of ballots received and the number of unused ballots.
(3) Ballots other than the one described herein shall be declared invalid, as well as ballots where two crossed lines have not been drawn in any circle or ballots where two crossed lines have been drawn in several circles or additional names have been written. In case of a dispute regarding the validity of a ballot, the commission decides by voting.
(4) The results of counting shall be entered into the protocol which is signed by all members of the commission and submit to the district electoral commission no later than on the second day after the elections. The election results shall be recorded in a protocol which is to be signed by all members of the commission and the candidates' representatives. The protocol shall be presented to the district electoral commission no later than the second day after elections, shall be accompanied by a report on the holding of the election and shall provide a brief description of complaints and the methods used to resolve them.
