1. After the completion of the appeals process, not later than three days from the tabulation of the result of the electoral zone, the CEC, upon its own initiative or on the request of the subject, announces as invalid and orders the repetition of elections in an entire electoral zone if the invalidity announced for one or more voting centres, in accordance with article 160 of this Code, impacts the allocation of seats in the electoral zone or nationwide.
2. A case when the number of voters who have voted or could have voted in the voting centre or centres declared invalid is equal to or greater than the number of voters required for the allocation of one seat in the respective electoral zone, based on the calculation of valid votes in the electoral zone, performed in accordance with article 162, shall be considered an impact on the allocation of seats for the Assembly. For elections of a mayor of a local government unit, a case when the number of voters in centres declared invalid is greater than the difference between the two candidates who have received the highest number of valid votes shall be considered an impact on the result.
3. In case of a natural disaster, of failure to begin voting or of its suspension for more than six hours, the total number of the voters registered in the voting centre that was declared invalid is taken into consideration.
4. In case of invalidation for violations of the law, except those provided in point 3 of this article and when the voting process has ended according to this Code, the number of the voters who have voted in the voting centre that was declared invalid is taken into consideration when determining the impact on the result.
5. A repetition of the elections is ordered by the same decision of the CEC that declares them invalid. Elections for local government councils are not to be repeated.
6. Elections declared invalid and for which the CEC has decided that they are to be repeated in accordance with this article, are repeated on the same day for all the electoral zones where their repetition has been decided. The decision for determining the date of repetition of elections is taken by the CEC upon the completion of the appeals procedures in accordance with this part or upon the expiry of the legal time limits for the appeal provided in this part. The repetition of elections is conducted not later than 4 weeks from the date of the decision.
7. An appeal against a CEC decision whether or not to declare elections invalid is made in accordance with the time limits and procedures set in this part.
