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Article 114
 

(1) The results of the voting at polling stations shall be tabulated and determined in the following manner:


 - the unused ballot shall be counted and first the lower right hand corner shall be torn off and then they shall be put in a special envelope which shall be closed, sealed and the number of the unused ballots shall be written on it;


 - the total number of voters registered in the excerpt of the Voters List who have cast their vote and have placed their signature or fingerprint, shall be determined;


 - the ballot box shall be opened and the counting of votes shall begin;


 - by drawing lots, one member will be selected who will take out and open the ballots from the ballot box one at a time and hand them over to the president of the Election Board;


 - the ballot is shown to all Election Board members, to the present representatives of the lists submitters, and to the observers;


 - the Election Board shall determine whether or not the ballot is valid and for which list of candidates i.e. candidate the vote has been cast;


 - the cast vote shall be recorded, the ballot shall be put in the corresponding place and a new ballot shall be taken out of the ballot box.