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Article 42
 

Meetings and decisions of the VCC

1. The meetings of a VCC are public.

2. Decisions of a VCC are made by a majority vote of all VCC members. The secretary does not have the right to vote.

3. The decisions of the VCC are to be signed by all members who took part in the vote. Beside his signature, each of the members of the commission declares his vote “in favour” or “against” and the respective reasoning.

4. The VCC makes decisions on:

a) the opening of the voting;

b) the suspension of the voting;

c) the request of assistance from the State Police to restore order at the voting centre;

ç) the removal of the police forces after order has been restored at the voting centre;

d) the removal of certain persons from the premises of the voting centre, according to article 110 of this Code;

dh) the determination of the number of persons who have voted in the voting centre in case of an objection in accordance with point 2 of article 113 of this Code.

e) the closing of the polls.

5. If the VCC fails to reach a decision within the respective time limit, the case is sent immediately for examination to the CEAZ by the chairman or by at least two members of the VCC, or it may be appealed to the CEAZ by an interested subject. The decision of the CEAZ is to be implemented by the VCC.