Procedure for Summarization of Voting Results In the Regional Territorial Commission
1. Based on the summarization protocols of precinct commissions, the Regional Territorial Commission summarizes the preliminary results of the referendum in the region: the total number of citizens included in the list, the number of votes voted for, the number of the voters who voted ‘"against", the total number of the voters who voted ‘"for", and the amount of inaccuracies.
2. Not later than within 22 18 hours after the end of the referendum, the preliminary results are registered, published by the Chairman of Regional Territorial Commission and are officially forwarded to the CEC.
3. Not later than within 48 hours after the completion of voting, and in the case of complaints in the Court, or Regional Territorial Commissions on the results of voting in the precincts - not later than 5 days, the Regional Territorial Commission compiles summarization protocol of the voting, entering:
a. the total number of the voters by voter lists
b. the number of the registered voters who have received the ballots, according to the signatures.
c. the number of the ballots allotted to the precinct commissions
d. the number of the cancelled ballots
e. the number of the valid ballots in the ballot box
f. the number of the invalid ballots in the ballot box
g. the total number of the established ballots in the ballot box
h. the number of the ballots cast for
i. the number of the ballots cast against
j. the number of inaccuracies
4. The final protocol is signed by the TEC members attending the session; it is sealed by the chairman. If any member of the commission has a special opinion on the data of the protocol, he/she makes a remark next to her/his signature and submits her/his written opinion which is attached to the protocol.
5. If a member of commission refuses to sign the protocol, a protocol thereof is compiled, which is attached to the summarization protocol of the final results of elections in the constituency.
6. The protocol is signed by the members of the commission attending the session: it is sealed by the Chairman.
7. The results of the referendum are published in the territory, and the Chairman of the Regional Territorial Commission submits one copy of the relevant protocol together with all the rest of the referendum documentation to the Central Commission.
8. Upon the request of an observer, he/she is given copies of the summarization protocol, on the referendum results in the constituency, which has to be ratified by the signature of the Chairman of the commission or the Secretary and the seal of the commission.
9. After the voting is completed, the Regional Territorial Commission is obliged to report to the Central Commission at least every three hours on the current referendum results by precincts.
10. Upon the written request of at least three members of the precinct commission the Regional Commission verifies the conformity of the precinct summarization protocols of the relevant precinct with the factual results of the referendum. The members of the relevant precinct can participate in verification. Based on a written request of the precinct commission member who submitted special opinion, the Territorial Commission verifies the conformity of precinct protocols with the factual results of voting in the respective precinct. Authors of special opinions submitted during the compilation of precinct protocols in respective precinct commission, as well as Chairman of that commission and observers may be present during verification.
