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Article 32
 

The Procedure for Summarizing the Voting Results In the Precinct Commission

 

1. The following is registered in the summary protocol of voting results:

a. The total number of the citizens eligible for participation in the referendum , according to The list,

b. The number of registered voters and the voters who received ballots, according to their signatures

c. The number of ballots allotted to the polling station.

d. The number of cancelled ballots

e. The number of valid ballots in the ballot box

f. The number of invalid ballots in the ballot box

g. The total number of the in the ballot box

h. The number of ballots cast‘ "for"

i. The number of ballots cast ‘"against"

 

2. The figures of counting and registering in the protocol are announced loudly.

 

3. The protocol is signed by the members of commission present at the session; it is sealed by the Chairman of the commission. If any member of the commission has a special opinion on the data of the protocol, he/she makes a remark on it next to her/his signature and submits her/his written opinion which shall be attached to the protocol.

4. If the member of the commission refuses to sign the protocol, or has left the commission after the session on summarization of voting results had started, a protocol is compiled on this and attached to the summarization protocol of the voting results.

 

5. Upon the request of the observer they are provided with copies of the precinct protocols ratified by the signature of the Chairman or the Secretary and the seal of the commission.

 

6. From the end of the voting until the compilation of the protocol on the inaccuracies, the session of the precinct electoral commission cannot be interrupted.

 

7. At the end of the session, but not later than within 12 hours after the voting is has ended, the Chairman of the commission publishes the results of the voting.

 

8. Copies of the summarization protocol and the number of inaccuracies are displayed at the precinct centre, in a visible place. Not later than within 14 hours after the voting is completed the Chairman of the precinct commission submits documents related to referendum to the Regional Territorial Commission according to the procedure defined by the Central Commission.