Accompaniment of the ballot boxes and voting materials to the Ballot Counting Centre
1. Immediately after the completion of the actions specified in article 113 of this Code, the ballot boxes with the ballot papers and the Box with Voting Materials are sent to the Ballot Counting Centre designated in accordance with article 94 of this Code. Other materials used during the voting process are submitted to the CEAZ within time limits and in the manner specified by the CEC.
2. The ballot box/es with the ballot papers and the Box with Voting Materials are to be delivered to the Ballot Counting Centre as early as possible, but no later than 3 hours from the closing of the polls in the voting centre. Their delivery is performed with a motor vehicle in which are seated the members and the secretary of the VCC as well as a police officer, who is charged with guaranteeing the accompaniment and the integrity of the ballot box/es with the ballot papers and of the Box with Voting Materials. The CEC provides authorization to the CEAZ while also providing the necessary funds for ensuring the transportation by motor vehicle of the ballot boxes with the ballot papers and the Box with Voting Materials.
3. The police officer under point 2 of this article is to be a permanent police officer of the State Police, except for the criminal police, charged with the duty of accompanying by the CEC on the proposal of the General Director of the State Police. The accompanying police officer shall wear at all times the uniform of the State Police and, in a visible place, the number assigned by the CEC in addition to his surname in a legible size.
