Election record 

The election board shall appoint one of its members to keep an election record, in which the following shall be entered:

1)  the date and times at which the voting on election day began and was declared as having ended;

2)  the members of the election board who were present;

3)  the polling assistants and assistants chosen by the voters themselves;

4)  the number of those who voted;

5)  the total number of the ballots given and their number in each of the groups that they have been sorted into under section 78, subsection 2;

6)  the date and time at which the ballots were packed in the wrapping; (218/2004)

7)  the polling representatives of parties, constituency associations and joint lists or persons authorised by them who were present when the ballots were sorted and counted, as well as other persons who were present and had the right to be there; (218/2004)

8)  in small voting districts, where information specified in paragraph 5 is not entered in the election record, information on the measures taken under section 82 to guarantee the election secrecy. (218/2004)

Information on those members of the central municipal election board who have delivered ballot envelopes to the polling station in accordance with the provisions of section 82 is also entered in the election record, as well as the number of the ballots they delivered and were put in the ballot box. (218/2004)

The letters of authorisation submitted to the election board concerning the persons referred to in subsection 1, subsection 7 who have been authorised by the polling representatives shall be enclosed to the election record.

Lastly, the election record is read aloud, checked, and signed by the chairperson or the deputy chairperson of the election board and at least one other member of the election board, and enclosed with the appendices in an envelope which shall be marked with the address of the recipient, as referred to in section 81, subsection 1 or section 82, subsection 2, information on the contents of the consignment, and information on the sender.