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Article 96.1.
 

Tabulation of Voting Results in a Foreign Election District


1. The Central Election Commission at its meeting shall receive, consider and announce the data in the protocols of precinct election commissions on vote counting at foreign election precincts or notifications on the contents of the respective protocols on vote counting transmitted via technical means of communication as provided for in Part 6 Article 93 of this Law. The Central Election Commission shall immediately publish the aforementioned data on its official web-site. 2. After the receipt and consideration of the protocols on vote counting at foreign election precincts based on the said protocols and notifications about the contents of the respective protocols on vote counting transmitted via technical means of communication, the Central Election Commission at the same meeting shall determine: 1) the number of ballot papers for voting in the nationwide election district within foreign district received by the Central Election Commission; 2) the number of unused ballot papers for voting in the nationwide election district within foreign district invalidated by the Central Election Commission; 3) the number of ballot papers for voting in the nationwide election district within foreign district received by precinct election commissions of foreign district; 4) the number of unused ballot papers for voting in the nationwide election district within foreign district invalidated by precinct election commissions of foreign district; 5) the total number of voters included in the voter lists at foreign election precincts of the foreign election district; 6) the number of voters who received ballot papers in the premises for voting in the nationwide election district within foreign district; 7) the number of ballot papers for voting in the nationwide election district within foreign district that were not subject to counting at the foreign election precincts; 8) the number of voters who took part in the voting in the nationwide election district within foreign district; 9) the number of ballot papers for voting in the nationwide election district within foreign district that were declared invalid; 10) the number of votes cast for each MP candidate included in the election list of each party in foreign district.


3. The data on the results of voting in the foreign election district shall be announced at the meeting of the Central Election Commission and entered in numbers and in words in the protocol of the Central Election Commission on the results of voting in the foreign election district, in accordance with the form established by it. The data specified in Clauses 3 – 10 Part 2 of this Article shall be entered in the protocol in numbers for each election precinct within foreign district, with the totals for foreign district being entered in words and in numbers.


4. It shall be prohibited to fill out the protocol on the results of the voting in the nationwide election within foreign district by pencil, or to sign it and affix the seal of the Central Election Commission thereto before completion.


5. The protocol on the results of the voting in the nationwide election within foreign district shall be prepared in two copies. The protocol shall be signed by the Chair, the Deputy Chairs, the Secretary and other members of the Central Election Commission who were present at the meeting, and affixed with the seal of the Central Election Commission. The protocol shall specify the date and time (hour and minutes) of signing thereof by the members of the Central Election Commission. A member of the Central Election Commission present at the meeting must sign the protocol on the results of the voting. If a member disagrees with the determined results of the voting entered in the protocol of the Central Election Commission, he or she shall sign the protocol with a note “With dissenting opinion”. A written dissenting opinion shall be attached to the protocol on the results of the voting. If a member of the Central Election Commission has not signed the protocol, the reasons for the absence of the Central Election Commission member at the meeting shall be indicated next to his or her last name. MP candidates, representatives of the parties in the Central Election Commission, authorized persons of parties, and official observers from non-governmental organizations, foreign states and international organizations who were present during the tabulation of the results of voting in the nationwide election district within foreign district shall be entitled to sign the first copy of the protocol. The contents of the protocol shall be immediately published on the official web-site of the Central Election Commission.


6. An MP candidate registered in the nationwide election district, a representative of the party in the Central Election Commission, official observers from non-governmental organizations, foreign states and international organizations who were present during the meeting, shall be entitled to receive, upon request, immediately a copy of the protocol (including the protocol marked “Corrected”) of the Central Election Commission on the results of voting in the nationwide election district within foreign district, one copy of each protocol for each party whose MP candidates were registered in the nationwide election district, and not more than one copy of each protocol for official observers from each non-governmental organization, foreign state or international organization. These copies shall be signed on each page by the Chair and the Secretary of the Central Election Commission and affixed with the seal of the Central Election Commission.


7. The Central Election Commission shall establish the results of voting in foreign district regardless of the number of foreign election precincts where the voting was recognized invalid.


8. The voting in a foreign election district may not be declared invalid.


{A new Article 96.1 was added pursuant to the Law № 709-VII dd. 21.11.2013}