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Article 74
 

Procedure for summarising at TEC the results of elections of Councils of Elders of Gyumri, Vanadzor, Head of the community and member of the council of elders


1. No later than within 18 hours after the end of voting, based on the PEC results protocols, the TEC shall, in accordance with the requirements of this Article, summarise the preliminary voting results on elections of the Councils of Elders of Gyumri, Vanadzor, as well as Head of the community and member of the council of elders and endorse them by a protocol.


2. On the 5th day after the Election Day, and on the 7th day in case of elections of the Councils of Elders of Gyumri, Vanadzor, based on the PEC results protocols, the recounting results, the decisions adopted on the voting results, the TEC shall draw up a protocol on the voting results in the community.


3. The following shall be indicated in the protocol on the voting results in the community:


(1) the total number of voters in the community, which shall be equal to the sum of the number of voters included in the list of voters and the number of voters in the supplementary list being drawn up on the Election Day;
(2) the total number of voting participants;
(3) the total number of sticker allocated to the PEC;
(4) the total number of numbered passes allocated to the PEC;
(5) the total number of passes printed by means of technical equipment, received from voters;
(6) the total number of numbered voting slips received from voters;
(7) the total number of numbered passes received from voters (the sum of the figures referred to in points 5 and 6 of this part);
(8) the total number of unused numbered passes;
(9) the total number of unused sticker;
(10) the total number of invalid ballot papers;
(11) the number of ballot papers with affirmative vote cast in favour of every political party running in the elections, in case of elections of the Councils of Elders of Gyumri, Vanadzor;
(12) the total number of ballot papers cast in favour of a candidate, in case of elections of Head of the community and member of council of elders;
(13) the number of ballot papers cast against a candidate (the line shall be indicated when one candidate is voted on).
(14) the total level of error.
The total level of error in a community shall be equal to the sum of the total inaccuracy amounts in electoral precincts included in the community.


4. The protocol shall be signed by the commission members; it shall be sealed by the commission chairperson.


5. The chairperson of the TEC shall publish the drawn up protocol.


6. On the 5th day after the Election Day, and on the 7th day in case of elections of the Councils of Elders of Gyumri, Vanadzor, based on the protocol on the voting results in the community, court judgments, decisions adopted due to consideration of applications (complaints) received by the commission, and the adopted decision on the violations recorded on the Election Day in the registration books of PECs, the TEC shall summarise the voting results in the community and adopt a decision on the election results.
Where the number of voting slips in the precinct is less than the number of sticker handed over to the member posting sticker and responsible for the ballot box and of those used, the chairperson of the TEC shall provide the law-enforcement bodies with the data on the member of the commission (the chairperson of the commission) having handed over less sticker and the carbon copy of the relevant page of the registration book, as a report on potential infringement.


7. One copy of the protocol shall be posted at the commission in a visible place immediately after the actions provided for by this Article are completed.


8. A carbon copy of the protocol on the voting results of elections, certified by the signatures of the commission chairperson and the secretary, and by the commission seal, shall be provided to persons having the right to attend the session of the election commission, upon their request.


9. The TEC shall submit copies of the protocol and the decision on the results of elections to the CEC within a 5-day period.