Ending the voting on election day and preliminary counting of votes 

After the chairperson or the deputy chairperson of the election board has announced that the voting on election day has ended, the ballots shall without delay be taken from the ballot box and counted. Similarly, the number of persons that have used their right to vote on the election day is counted based on the entries made in the electoral roll or the voting register.

After the ballots have been counted, the election board inspects the ballots. Ballots that are to be regarded as invalid are sorted into their own group. The remaining ballots are sorted into groups so that the ballots given for each candidate are placed in a separate pile. The ballots in each group are counted (preliminary counting of the votes).

The election board shall conduct the sorting and counting of the ballots without interruption.

After the preliminary counting of the votes has been completed, the ballots, sorted as provided in subsection 2, shall be packed in a durable wrapping that is carefully sealed in the manner determined by the Ministry of Justice. The wrapping shall be marked with the address of the recipient referred to in section 81, subsection 1, the content of the consignment, and the sender.