(1) Ballot papers cast for each list of candidates shall be sorted into two groups – marked and unmarked ballot papers. A ballot paper on which a voter has placed a “+” mark opposite the name of a candidate or has crossed out the name or surname of a candidate shall be regarded as marked. All other ballot papers shall be regarded as unmarked. The following marked ballot papers shall be counted for each candidate:

1) ballot papers with a “+” mark opposite the name of a candidate;

2) ballot papers with the name or surname of a candidate crossed out.

(2) The polling station commission shall record in the second part of the vote-counting minutes the final results of the vote tallying.

(3) After the vote tallying results have been confirmed, the polling station commission shall report them to the authorised observers and media representatives.

(As amended by the 30 May 2002 Law, the 9 March 2006 Law and the 6 February 2014 Law)