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Article 61
 

§ 61. Verification of voting results in National Electoral Committee

(1) On the basis of the records concerning the voting results of voters in counties and voters permanently residing in a foreign state which are received from the county electoral committees and on the basis of the voting results of voters who voted electronically, the National Electoral Committee shall, for each electoral district, verify the number of voters entered in the polling lists, the number of voters who were given a ballot paper, the number of voters who participated in voting, the number of invalid ballot papers and the number of votes cast for candidates and political parties.

(2) The National Electoral Committee shall prepare a record concerning the voting results which shall be signed by the Chairman of the Committee. The date and time of preparation of the record shall be indicated therein.

(3) The results of electronic voting shall not be disclosed before the close of voting on election day.

(4) The verification of voting results in the National Electoral Committee shall be public.