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Article 83
 

Minutes of constitution of Bureaus


1. At eight-thirty a.m. the presiding officer shall write the minutes of constitution of the voting bureau, to be signed by the presiding officer himself, the other members of the bureau and the polling controllers, and shall on request deliver a copy thereof to any candidate’s representative, election proxy or polling controller.


2. The minutes shall include the names of the persons composing the voting bureau as members thereof and a list of names of the polling controllers, with a reference to their respective candidate.


3. Where the presiding officer refuses or delays delivery of a copy of the constitution minutes to those entitled to it, the claimant or claimants shall write in duplicate a protest and sign it. One copy of the protest shall be appended to the minutes of the electoral proceedings and the other copy shall be sent by the claimant or claimants to the Electoral Commission responsible for the ensuing count of votes, in accordance with the general provisions of this Act.


4. The presiding officer is to give only one copy of the constitution minutes to each party,federation, coalition or grouping taking part in the election.


 1. AS AMENDED BY SINGLE SECT. OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 8/1991, OF MARCH 13
 3.AND 4. AS AMENDED BY SECT. 23 OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 8/1991, OF MARCH 13