Provisional count

(1) Provisional counting of ballot papers cast in advance shall commence no later than four hours before polling has been concluded at all polling stations in the municipal authority area provided that this may take place without any contravention of the principle of a secret ballot. Otherwise it shall commence as soon as all the ballots cast in advance have been approved.

(2) Provisional counting of ballot papers cast at election proceedings shall commence as soon as possible after polling at such election proceedings has been concluded.

(3) If a provisional count is performed by the Electoral Committee, ballots cast at election proceedings at other polling places in the municipal authority area than the place in which the elector is included in the register of electors, should be dealt with before the provisional count commences. Approved ballot papers among these shall be counted together with the rest of the ballot papers. The condition is that this may be done without undue delay for the count.

(4) Ballot papers with respect to which there is doubt as to whether they may be approved are to be set aside and kept out of the count.

(5) The provisional number of votes polled by each list is to be found by counting the number of ballot papers cast for each list.

Amended by Act No. 4 of 10 January 2003 (commencement 1 February 2003 pursuant to Decree No. 3 of 10 January 2003).