(1) The chairperson of the section election commission abroad, or where the said chairperson is absent, the secretary, or where both the chairperson and the secretary are absent, a person designated by a decision of the commission, shall forthwith transmit the voting results to the Central Election Commission by means of a scanned copy of the tally sheet of the section election commission and of the roll for voting abroad.

(2) The election stationery and materials used for the voting abroad shall be delivered by the section election commissions abroad to the head of the Bulgarian diplomatic mission or consular post or to a representative empowered thereby. The said stationery and materials shall be dispatched by the next Diplomatic Bag but not later than 14 days after polling day to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for delivery of the said stationery and materials to the Central Election Commission, where they shall be safe-kept until the next elections.

(3) The results of the voting on board navigation vessels flying the Bulgarian flag shall forthwith be communicated by radio to the shipping companies (tally sheet cables) and, care of the said companies, to the competent constituency election commission. The said results must contain all numerical data as described in the tally sheet of the section election commission. The election stationery and materials shall be dispatched to the regional administration exercising jurisdiction over the location of the navigation vessel and shall be safe-kept until the next elections.