After the voting, the polling board shall begin ascertaining voting results at the polling station.

The polling board shall ascertain the number of unused ballot papers and place them in a special envelope which shall then be sealed.

Subsequently, the polling board shall ascertain the number of counterfoils detached from ballot papers and place them in a special cover which shall then be sealed.

The polling board shall ascertain the total number of voters who have cast their votes on the basis of extracts from the electoral register.

When the ballot box is opened, after the control sheet has been checked, valid ballot papers shall be separated from invalid ones. The polling board shall enter data referred to in paras.2, 3 and 4 of this Article into a record before the ballot box is opened.

The polling board shall ascertain the number of invalid ballot papers, then the number of valid papers, as well as the number of votes for each candidate list, and enter those into a record.

Invalid ballot papers shall be unfilled ballot papers, papers marked in a manner which prevents to ascertain which candidate list received the vote and papers in which more than one candidate list were circled.

If ascertained that the number of ballot papers in the ballot box exceeds the number of voters identified in the extract from the electoral register as the voters who have cast their votes or if ascertained that the number of ballot papers in the ballot box exceeds the number of counterfoils or if ascertained that the number of ballot papers in the box exceeds the number of signed stubs and signed counterfoils or if ascertained that there are two or more counterfoils with the same serial numbers or with a serial number which does not pertain to the polling station, the polling board shall be dissolved and a new one shall be appointed, and voting shall be repeated at that polling station.Voting results at that polling station shall be ascertained after repeated voting.