(1) The electoral bureau for postal voting shall fulfil the following main tasks:

a) ensure the registration of the outer envelopes sent by the voters;

b) ensure the unsealing of the outer envelopes sent or filed by the voters and verify the existence of the documents referred to in Article 10 (1) (b) and (c);

c) ensure the placing, in the ballot box, of the inner envelopes, before the end of the day prior to the elections;

d) ensure, the day of the vote, after the closing of the ballot boxes, respectively after 21.00 h, the unsealing of the inner envelopes, the counting of the votes and the registration of the results of the postal voting in the minutes referred to by this law;

e) send the minutes on the registration of the results of the postal voting to the hierarchically superior electoral bureau;

f) settle, through decision, the challenges concerning its own activity;

g) fulfil any other tasks incumbent upon it under this law.

(2) The working hours and premises of the electoral bureaus for postal voting shall be notified to the public, by any means of publicity, by the Permanent Electoral Authority and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(3) On Thursday of the week set for the ballot day, the electoral bureau for postal voting shall carry out its activity from 7,00 h and 24,00 h.