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Article 101
 

Counting of in-person voting abroad


1 - The general terms of counting shall be determined in polling stations where more than 100 electors are registered for in-person voting.
2 - In polling stations where fewer than 100 electors are registered, voting slips shall be placed in closed and sealed envelopes in the presence of the voters who remain in the polling station, together with the electoral rolls and a minute, containing the number of electors registered to vote and the number of voters.
3 - In the circumstances described in the preceding paragraph, the envelopes shall be sent immediately, preferably through diplomatic channels, to the station for collating and counting the votes of Portuguese voters residing abroad, from the relevant constituency to the care of the General Secretary of the Ministry of Internal Administration, so that the respective officers can proceed with the count in the presence of the delegates of the lists.