(1) After counting the votes and signing both counterparts of the minutes on the course and result of the voting in an election precinct, the chairman of the Precinct Election Committee shall immediately deliver one counterpart of the minutes to the District Election Committee and he/she shall wait for its instruction for termination of activities.

(2) Should the chairman of the Precinct Election Committee fail to fulfil, upon request of the District Election Committee, the obligations under Paragraph 1 within 24 hours after the close of the poll, the District Election Committee shall deliver the results of the voting in other election precincts to the Central Election Committee.

(3) A Precinct Election Committee shall seal up the cast ballot papers, envelopes and the list of qualified electors and put them, together with other election documents, in custody of the municipality.