85.1. The presidents of the directive boards of the polling stations have these responsibilities:

a) As electoral authority, to preside over the work of the directive board and to ensure the fulfillment of the provisions of this Law, during the course of the Election Day;

b) To receive from the district councils the documents, materials and elements necessary for the operation of the polling stations, and to keep them under their responsibility until the set-up of the polling stations;

c) To identify the voters in the case mentioned in paragraph 3 of article 278 of this Law;

d) To maintain order in the polling station and in its vicinity, if necessary with the help of the security forces;

e) To suspend, temporarily or definitely, the voting in the event of a disruption of the order or when there are circumstances or conditions that obstruct the freedom to vote, the secrecy of the vote, or that threaten the personal safety of the voters, the representatives of the parties or the members of the directive boards;

f) To remove from the polling station any person that commits a grave disruption of the order, obstructs the freedom to vote, violates the secrecy of the vote, performs acts that affect the authenticity of the scrutiny or count, or that intimidates or behaves violently towards the voters, the representatives of the parties or the members of the directive boards;

g) To carry out the scrutiny and count, with the assistance of the secretary and the scrutineers and before the present representatives of the political parties;

h) When the work of the polling station is completed, to duly dispatch to the district council the respective documents and f les in the terms of article 299 of this Law, and

i) To post the results of the count for each of the elections in a visible place outside of the polling station.