(1) The election committee shall count the votes publicly immediately after the close of voting and resolution of protests.
(2) The election committee shall:
1) according to the list of the members of the Riigikogu or electoral body, verify the number of electors and the number of electors who received a ballot;
2) on the basis of the number of ballots in the ballot box, verify the number of electors who participated in the voting;
3) verify the number of invalid ballots;
4) verify the number of ballots on which no space is marked with a cross;
5) verify the number of votes cast for each candidate for President of the Republic.
(3) An invalid ballot is a ballot:
1) with a cross marked in more than one space;
2) on which or on the envelope of which the seal of the election committee is missing.
(4) Voting results shall be communicated by the chairman of the election committee.
