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Article 71
 

Protocol of PEC on voting results


1. Based on counting carried out as prescribed by Article 68 of this Code, the PEC shall draw up a PEC results protocol, which shall include the following:


(1) the total number of voters in the electoral precinct, which shall be equal to the sum of the number of voters included in the list of voters and the number of voters included in supplementary lists. The number of voters included in the list of voters shall be filled in by the TEC;
(2) the total number of voting participants;
(3) the number of stickers allocated to the PEC (shall be filled in by the TEC);
(4) the number of numbered slips allocated to the PEC (shall be filled in by the TEC);
(5) the number of slips printed by means of technical equipment, received from voters;
(6) the number of numbered voting slips received from voters;
(7) the total number of numbered voting slips received from voters (the sum of the figures referred to in points 5 and 6 of this part);
(8) the number of unused numbered slips;
(9) the number of unused stickers;
(10) the number of invalid ballot papers;
(11) the number of ballot papers with affirmative vote cast in favour of every candidate, political party running in the elections. The number of ballot papers with affirmative vote cast in favour of every candidate included in the district candidate list during elections of the National Assembly;
(12) the number of ballot papers cast against a candidate (the line shall be indicated when one candidate is voted on).


2. The protocol shall be signed by the chairperson, the secretary and the members of the commission, it shall be sealed by the chairperson of the commission.


3. The commission member shall be obliged to sign the protocol. In case of having an objection (special opinion) with regard to the data in the protocol, he or she shall make a relevant entry in the protocol in the special place provided for that purpose.


4. The session of the PEC may not be interrupted from the moment the voting is over until drawing up of the PEC results protocol.


5. The commission shall complete the protocol at the end of the session but no later than 12 hours after the end of voting, and the commission chairperson shall publish the PEC results protocol.


6. The protocol shall be drawn up in 4 copies, 1 copy shall be posted at the polling station next to the list of voters, and 1 copy shall be placed in the sack.


7. The sack must bear the signature of the chairperson of the commission. The other commission members and proxies shall also have the right to sign the sack. The names and surnames of the signatories shall be entered, and samples of the signature shall be recorded in the registration book. The sack of election related documents at the PEC must be closed. The chairperson of the commission shall be responsible for closing the sack, in the prescribed manner, at the PEC.


8. During elections of the National Assembly, persons having the right to be present at the session for summarisation of the voting results in the precinct may photograph or videotape the PEC results protocol.
During elections of the National Assembly, persons having the right to be present at the session for summarisation of voting results in the precinct shall, upon their request, be provided with an extract from the PEC results protocol (without the data of candidates included in the district candidate lists), which shall be certified by the signatures of the commission chairperson and the secretary, and by the seal of the commission.
During elections of the Councils of Elders of Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, as well as Head of the community and member of council of elder, persons having the right to be present at the session for summarisation of the voting results in the precinct shall, upon their request, be provided with an extract from the PEC results protocol, which shall be certified by the signatures of the commission chairperson and the secretary, and by the seal of the commission.


9. No later than within 14 hours after the end of voting, the chairperson and the secretary of the PEC shall submit the sack, the package of the lists of voters, the pile of the unused ballot envelopes, unused ballot papers, 2 copies of the protocol on the voting results, the registration book, the individual seals and the commission seal, the technical equipment to the TEC as prescribed by the CEC.