§ 57. Verification of voting results in division committees
(1) A division committee shall open the ballot boxes on election day after the close of voting. More than one-half of the members of the division committee shall be present at the opening.
(2) Before the ballot boxes are opened, the division committee shall count and cancel all ballot papers that were not issued to voters and all spoiled ballot papers returned by voters. Ballot papers shall be cancelled by cutting off a corner of the ballot paper.
(3) Before the ballot boxes are opened, the division committee shall use the polling lists to verify the number of voters entered in the lists and count the signatures in the polling lists given in receipt of a ballot paper to verify the number of voters who were given a ballot paper, and shall enter these numbers in a standard format record.
(4) When a ballot box is opened, the condition of the impression of the seal on the box shall be inspected.
(5) The seal of the division committee shall be affixed to the outside of ballot papers of home voters, and the ballot papers shall be placed among the ballot papers of voters who voted at the polling place.
(6) The seal of the division committee shall be affixed to the outside of ballot papers of voters who voted outside the polling division of their residence, and these ballots shall be placed together with the ballot papers of persons who voted at the advance polls among the ballot papers of persons who voted on election day.
(7) On the basis of the ballot papers in the ballot box, the division committee shall verify the number of voters who participated in the voting, the number of invalid ballot papers and the number of votes cast for candidates and political parties, and shall enter these numbers in a standard format record.
(8) A ballot paper shall be deemed to be invalid if:
1) it does not bear two seals of the division committee;
2) no candidate registration number or more than one candidate registration number has been written on the ballot paper;
3) the candidate whose number is written on the ballot paper is not standing in the electoral district;
4) the candidate registration number written on the ballot paper has been changed;
5) the candidate registration number written on the ballot paper is illegible.
(9) If no candidate registration number has been written on a ballot paper but the will of the voter is clear and unambiguous, the ballot paper shall be deemed to be valid.
(10) A standard format record shall be prepared concerning the verification of the voting results. The chairman of the committee shall sign the record. The date and time of preparation of the record shall be indicated therein.
(11) After verification of the voting results, valid ballot papers shall be packed by candidate. Invalid ballot papers, ballot papers which were not issued to voters and spoiled ballot papers returned by voters shall be packed separately. The polling division from which the ballot papers originate and the type and number of ballot papers in the pack shall be marked on the pack. The chairman of the division committee shall sign the label.
(12) Ballot papers, polling lists, records concerning voting results and any dissenting opinions of members of the committee shall be promptly delivered to the county electoral committee.
(13) Voting results shall be verified in a division committee in public.
