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ANNEX III
 

1. As a rule, each voting centre shall be equipped with a device for the electronic reading of the identification document. The deployment of the EVS and the specification of the voting centres in which the EVS may not be used for technical reasons, are determined by the CEC no later than 30 days before the Election Day.


2. Upon closing of the voting, the device transmits only the full number of documents read in the voting centre. The full data for each document read in the respective voting centre are downloaded from the electronic memory of the device and are entered in the central system immediately upon arrival at the CEC. The entry of data in the system is done under the supervision of the CEC auditors. The procedures and criteria for entering the data in the central system are determined in the normative act of the CEC.


3. In the event that the device does not work, the voting takes place without interruption, in accordance with the procedures envisaged in article 105 of this Code, recording the number of the identification document on the voter list of the voting centre. The fact that the device is not working is recorded in the Meeting Records Book of the voting centre, the respective CEAZ is also notified and it [CEAZ] reflects this fact on its Meeting Records Book. When the device resumes work, the process continues by using the device for the verification and registration of the voter participation. The procedures of communicating, replacing and reporting, according to this point, are determined in the normative act of the CEC.


4. The devices are administered and used only by the CEC specialized and authorized staff. The operator in charge of the EVS’s operation is responsible for the recruitment and training of the technical staff, according to the procedures determined in the normative act of the CEC and in the manuals approved by the CEC. Upon completion of voting, the devices are sent to the CEC. The procedures, deadlines and actions for handing over, transporting, installing, and verifying the functioning of the electronic devices in the voting centre, by the staff responsible for using them, are specified in the normative act of the CEC.


5. The data downloaded from the electronic memory of the device are administered by the CEC for administrative investigation purposes, in compliance with articles 136 or 138 of this Code. The discrepancy of the data transmitted in the EVS does not constitute grounds for complaint according to Part X of this Code.