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Article 155
 

The chairman in presence of the members of the committee and the witnesses shall open the envelopes and count the ballot papers they contain without unfolding them. He may ask on or several members of the committee to contribute simultaneously to the counting of the ballot papers.


The quantity of ballot papers found in each of the envelopes are noted down in the protocol.


The envelopes containing the ballot papers that have been taken back on the basis of articles 143, para 3 and 145 and the unused ballot papers shall not be opened.