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Article 71
 

[Once polling has closed and the valid ballot envelopes have been placed in the ballot box, the chairman shall immediately place in a special envelope all the ballots which have been
spoiled, cf. Article 64, place in another envelope all the absentee votes which are disputed, cf. Article 69, and place in a third all the unused ballots which are left over. When the envelopes have been sealed all three of them shall be placed, together with the key to the ballot box, in the main envelope and seal it. The envelopes sent by the presiding election board for the purpose shall be used.
Next the chairman shall, once recording is complete and the record book has been signed by the election board and list agents, if they are present, place everything, the ballot box, main envelope and record book, or copy of the record book signed by the election board and list agents, if they have been in attendance, as well as absentee votes which are to go to another polling section, cf. the fourth paragraph of Article 67, in a package sealed by the election board, with agents permitted to place their own seals on the packaging. These materials shall be addressed to the presiding election board and sent to it immediately by secure means. The presiding election board must give a recognition of receipt.
Once an election board has dispatched the election documentation in this fashion the sealed election documentation and the seal of the election board may not be in the possession of the same person.]1)


1) Act No. 27/2002, Art. 20.