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Paragraph 55
 

Ascertaining of voting results in rural municipality or city electoral committees


(1) On the basis of the records received from the voting district committees and the voting results of voters who voted electronically, the rural municipality or city electoral committee shall verify the number of voters entered in the lists of voters, the number of voters who were given a ballot paper, the number of voters who participated in voting, the number of invalid ballot papers and the number of votes cast for candidates, political parties and election coalitions in each electoral district. The result obtained shall be checked by recounting the ballot papers.


(2) If the numbers obtained by recounting the ballot papers are different from the numbers in the records of a voting district committee, the rural municipality or city electoral committee shall set out the differences and the circumstances which caused such differences in the appendix to the record. Records of the voting district committee shall not be amended. The rural municipality or city electoral committee shall adopt a decision concerning the final voting results.


(3) A rural municipality or city electoral committee shall prepare a standard format record concerning the ascertaining of the voting results in the rural municipality or city which shall be signed by the chairman of the committee. The date and time of preparation of the record shall be indicated therein.


(4) [Repealed – RT I 2005, 47, 387 - entry into force 18.09.2005]


(5) Voting results shall be ascertained in a rural municipality or city electoral committee in public.
[RT I 2002, 68, 407 - entry into force 07.08.2002]