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Article 63
 

Precinct Electoral Bureau Protocol and Report


(1) The Precinct Electoral Bureau shall draw up a Protocol, in duplicate, that contains:


a) the number of voters included in the voters’ list;


b) the number of voters included in additional lists;


c) the number of ballot papers issued to voters;


d) the number of voters who voted;


e) the number that shows the difference between the number of ballot papers issued and the number of people who voted;


f)  the number of invalid ballot papers;


g) the number of valid votes cast for each candidate (or for each issue put up for referendum);


h) the total number of valid votes cast;


i) the number of ballot papers received by the polling station bureau;


j) the number of unused and cancelled ballot papers.


(2) For any types of elections the Central Electoral Commission shall design the sample of the Protocol on vote counting results to be prepared by the Precinct Electoral Bureau. Prior to Election Day, the respective electoral council shall provide all Precinct Electoral Bureaus with the necessary amount of Protocol.


(3) The vote counting results shall be reviewed at the Precinct Electoral Bureau meeting and entered into the Protocol to be signed by the chairperson, deputy chairperson, secretary, as well as by bureau members. The absence of signatures of certain Precinct Electoral Bureau members shall not invalidate the Protocol; however, the reasons for their absence shall be stated in the Precinct Electoral Bureau report.


(4) The Protocol on voting results shall be prepared in several copies in the presence of Precinct Electoral Bureau members, representatives of candidates and other authorised persons. A copy of the Protocol shall be kept at the polling station. Another copy shall be submitted to the District Electoral Council, and a copy shall be immediately posted at the entrance into the polling station, whereas the remaining copies must be disseminated amongst representatives of candidates and observers.


(5) The chairperson of the Precinct Electoral Bureau shall also prepare the bureau report based on the written records regarding the activities carried out during the electoral period. The report shall include a summary of requests and complaints regarding the Precinct Electoral Bureaus activity as well as the decisions taken by the bureau with respect to those complaints. The chairperson shall sign the report and give other members the possibility to provide written comments and additions to it and sign it. Complaints and requests shall be attached to the report.


(6) The Chairperson of the Precinct Electoral Bureau shall hand over to the District Electoral Council, as soon as possible, but no later than 18 hours after the announcement of Polling Station closure, the valid ballot papers separately for each electoral competitor, Protocol, report, invalid, unused or contested ballot papers, as well as requests and complaints in a sealed box (package). The box (package) shall be transported by the chairperson and at least 2 members of the precinct bureau, under police guard. The Precinct Electoral Bureaus established outside the Republic of Moldova shall submit, along with the documents listed above, the additional lists.


(7) Precinct electoral bureau stamps shall be kept in a sealed box (package) at the polling station. After closing the elections, stamps shall be handed over to District Electoral Councils.