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Article 43
 

After the voting has been completed, the voting committee shall first count the unused ballots and put them into a special envelope, which shall be closed.

After that, the voting committee shall establish, according to the voters’ register or an excerpt from the voters’ register, and on the basis of the record, the total number of the voters who voted and approach the opening of the ballot box and counting the votes.

If, during the counting of votes at a polling station, it is determined that the number of votes according to the voters’ register is higher than the number of votes according to the ballots, the voting result according to the ballots shall be valid.

If, during the counting of votes at a polling station, it is established that a smaller number of voters voted than the number of votes in the ballot box, the voting committee shall be dissolved and a new one appointed, and the voting in that polling station shall be repeated after 15 days. In case of the repeated voting, its result at that polling station shall be established within 24 hours after the repeated voting has taken place.