Objections to numerical calculations

(1) The authorized recipient of a party has the right to object in writing to the federal elections authority against the numerical calculations of a provincial elections authority within three days after the announcement made according to § 105, para 1. Such an appeal can also be made against the results computed by the federal elections authority in accordance with § 108, para 4, within three days after the announcement was made.

(2) The objection has to present credible evidence as to why and to what extent the results computed by the provincial elections authority or the federal elections authority are not in compliance with the provisions of this federal law. If the reasoning is missing, the objection may be rejected without further examination.

(3) If the objection contains sufficient prima facie evidence, the federal elections authority has to check the election result, on the basis of the records available to it. If these documents establish that the computed result is incorrect, the federal elections authority has to immediately correct the result in question, revoke the announcement of the provincial elections authority and the federal elections authority and announce the correct result.

(4) If the check reveals no reason to correct the computed results, the federal elections authority is to reject the objection.