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Article 8
 

Organization of Electoral Bodies

(1) Electoral bodies shall be the Federal Returning Officer and the Federal Electoral Committee for the electoral area, a Land Returning Officer and a Land Electoral Committee for each Land, a District Returning Officer and a District Electoral Committee for each constituency, an Electoral Officer and an Electoral Board for each polling district, and at least one Electoral Officer and an Electoral Board for each constituency to establish the results of the postal ballot. The District Returning Officer shall determine how many postal ballot boards are necessary to establish the result of the postal ballot on the same day as the election.

(2) A Joint District Returning Officer may be appointed and a Joint Electoral Committee formed for several neighbouring constituencies; the Land Returning Officer shall issue the order.

(3) In order to establish the result of the postal ballot, Electoral Officers and Electoral Boards can be appointed for one or several communes or for each district in the constituency instead of for every constituency. The Land Government or the agency designated by it shall issue the order.