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Article 97
 

Announcement of results


1. On completion of the count the total number of envelopes shall be checked against that of the voters entered under subsection 4 of Section 86 of this Act.


2. The presiding officer shall thereupon ask wheter there is any objection against the count and, should there be none, or once the bureau has disposed by a majority vote of the objections raised, he shall announce the results, with specification of the number of registered electors, registration certificates received, voters, void ballot papers, blank votes and votes obtained by each candidate or candidature.


3. The ballot papers taken out of the ballot boxes shall be destroyed in full view of those present, except rejected or challenged ballot papers, which shall be appended to the minutes and filed away with them, after having been signed by Bureau’s members.


 1. AND 2. AS AMENDED BY SECT. 29 OF INSTITUTIONAL ACT 8/1991