(1) The section election commission abroad shall:

1. implement the activities for the application of this Code and the statutory instruments related thereto at the polling site and in the area of the voting section;

2. assist to the arrangement of the polling site according to the requirements of this Code and with a view to ensuring access to voting by visually impaired persons or persons with ambulant difficulties;

3. ensure the free and peaceful conduct of the voting in the voting section;

4. count the votes cast for the candidate lists upon all types of elections, as well as the preferences for the candidates of parties and coalitions upon elections of Members of the European Parliament for the Republic of Bulgaria and prepare a tally sheet;

5. forthwith but not later than 24:00 hours local time on polling day, transmit to the Central Election Commission a scanned copy of the signed tally sheet of the section election commission referred to in Article 282 herein and of the roll for voting abroad;

6. deliver, care of the diplomatic mission or the consular post, the election stationery and materials, as well as the tally sheet of the section election commission by the next Diplomatic Bag to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for delivery to the Central Election Commission; within seven days after the receipt of the tally sheet and the rest of the election stationery and materials, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall transmit them to the Central Election Commission;

7. examine all complaints and alerts about irregularities affecting the election process, and pronounce on any such complaints and alerts forthwith and before the closing of the polls and pronounce on any such complaints and alerts by a decision forthwith and before the closing of the polls; the decision shall be communicated immediately to the complainant or the whistle blower;

8. declare the voting results in a generally accessible place in front of the voting section by displaying the copy of the signed tally sheet referred to in Article 282 (6) herein for the respective type of election;

9. provide, upon signed acknowledgement, the members of the commission, the candidates, the election agents, the representatives of the parties, coalitions and nomination committees and the observers with a copy of the signed tally sheet on the respective type of election showing the voting results in the voting section, stamped on each page with the seal of the commission and signed by the chairperson, the deputy chairperson and the secretary.

(2) The activities shall be distributed among the members of the section election commission by a decision in writing upon the opening of the polls.

(3) The directions of the chairperson of the section election commission shall be binding upon all citizens at the polling site. Such directions may be revoked or modified by a decision of the section election commission.