Minutes of the Work of the Election Committee

(1) The minutes of the work of the election committee at the elections for the national minority council members or national minority representatives shall contain the voting data for a specific polling station, and especially:
– the number of voters registered in the electoral register excerpt and the number of voters who submitted the certificate issued by the respective authority (voting certificate);
– the total number of voters who cast their votes, according to the records in the electoral register excerpt and the attached voting certificates;
– the number of voters who cast their votes, according to the ballots;
– the data on voters who cast their votes away from the polling station;
– the number and data for voters who cast their votes at the polling station with the assistance of another person;
– the number of valid and invalid ballots;
– the number of votes received by each individual candidate.
(2) Each member of the election committee shall be authorised to comment on the minutes in writing.
(3) The minutes of the work of the election committee shall be signed by each member of the election committee, and it shall be signed by at least four of the members, of which one shall be the president or the vice-president of the election committee.
(4) If a member of the election committee refuses to sign the minutes or fails to sign it for any other reason, an official note thereof shall be entered in the minutes, recording the refusal to sign and the reasons if the member of the election committee declares them.
(5) Each member of the election committee shall have the right to a copy of the minutes of the work of the election committee.
(6) The minutes of the work of the election committee shall have the power of an authentic instrument and its contents may be disputed in an electoral rights protection procedure in accordance with the provisions of this Act.