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Article 59
 

Tabulation of Votes by the District Electoral Council
(1) After receiving from the precinct electoral bureaus the minutes and reports presenting the results of voting in the polling stations, the district electoral council shall first establish the number of voters who participated in the election. The district electoral council shall promptly report this figure to the Central Electoral Commission. In the event the voters’ turnout throughout the entire electoral district is less than required for valid elections in that district, the district council should also indicate that fact to the Central Electoral Commission. Either the Central Electoral Commission or the district electoral council should announce publicly that the election in the entire country or that district is considered invalid.


(2) On the basis of the minutes of precinct electoral bureaus, the district electoral council shall establish, with respect to the entire district:


a) the number of voters included in the voter lists;
b) the number of voters included in supplementary voter lists;
c) the number of ballots issued to voters; d) the number of voters who voted;
e) the number that re$ects the di%erence between the number of ballot issued and the number of people who voted;
f) the number of invalid ballots;
g) the number of valid votes cast for each electoral contestant (for each question put up for referendum;
h) the total number of valid votes cast;
i) the number of ballots received by district electoral council;
j) the number of unused and cancelled ballots.


(3) The district electoral council shall then draw up a record (minutes) on vote tabulation throughout the entire electoral district. This record shall be signed by all members of the district electoral council, who shall also have the opportunity to have whatever comments they wish to make attached in writing to the record. Copies of the record on vote tabulation shall be handed over to the representatives of candidates and observers upon request.


(4) The district electoral council shall submit the record of its vote tabulation in the district to the Central Electoral Commission within 48 hours of the closing of polling stations. When submitting the minutes to the Central Electoral Commission, the district electoral council posts at the entrance of its office a chart with detailed district elections results.