1. For the purpose of counting the votes at the EAZ level, Counting Teams are established 10 days prior to the election date by a decision of the CEAZ. There are two Counting Teams for each counting table, in accordance with point 2 of article 94 of this Code. The members of the Counting Teams must meet the criteria provided for in articles 30 and 31 of this Code. The proposals for the appointment of their members shall be submitted to the CEAZ at least 12 days prior to the election date.

2. The Counting Teams are composed of four members, where in any case one member is appointed on the proposal of the party to which the Chair of the CEAZ belongs, one member is appointed on the proposal of the political party to which the Deputy Chair belongs, whereas the third member is proposed by the parties of the ruling majority and the fourth member is appointed on the proposal of the opposition parties that have the right to propose members of the Counting Teams for the respective EAZs, according to the procedure specified in article 96 of this Code.
In its decision to appoint the Counting Team, the CEAZ appoints one of the members as the First Counter and one member as the secretary. In half of the Counting Teams, the First Counter is proposed by the largest party of the majority and in the other half by the largest party of the opposition. The secretary of the Counting Team belongs to the political party opposite to the party that proposes the First Counter. The CEC defines by an instruction the procedure for drawing the lots.

3. In case an electoral subject does not submit its proposals within the deadline specified in point 1 of this article, the CEAZ determines the replacement members by lot among the members of the VCCs who belong to the same electoral subject at the level of the electoral zone. If it is not possible to complete the number of Counting Team members, it functions with no fewer than two members.

4. A Counting Team counts not fewer than 5 voting centres and not more than 10 voting centres. At the end of this process, the Counting Team is replaced by the other Counting Team in accordance with point 1 of this article.

5. The CEC specifies by a normative act the criteria for the number of Counting Teams for each Ballot Counting Centre, the working methods, the division of duties among the Counting Team members and the rules on the order of actions.