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Paragraph 66
 

Article 56 describes the process of the count in the polling station. After having reviewed a high number of protocols from the count, it is safe to say that the entries for number of voters having been issued ballot papers and the number of voters that took part in the elections were not fully understood. The following improvements are recommended:

 

Article 56(5) should move up to after (2), and be done before opening the ballot boxes, not only before counting the votes.

 

Article 58 c) and d) should be made clearer, because they have often been misunderstood to mean the same thing. This could be done by adding to c) ‘... according to the voters lists’, and adding to d) ‘... according to the total number of ballots in the ballot boxes. A new ‘j) Number of ballots issued by mobile teams’ should also be added.

 

There are no rules for reconciliation at the polling station. A rule should be introduced for the case that d) is a higher number than c) (the ballot stuffing situation), e.g. a recount and an entry in the protocol, and another rule for if d) is substantially lower than c) (e.g. recount if there is more than 5% missing, which is less serious).

 

One should also check that i) + g) + e) is close to h).

 

58(4). One protocol remaining in the polling station should be posted there immediately.