Results of Voting Abroad

(1) The chairperson of the section election commission abroad, or where the said chairperson is absent, the secretary, or where both the chairperson and the secretary are absent, a person designated by decision of the commission, shall forthwith dispatch the voting results to the Central Election Commission by means of a tally sheet cable and a scanned copy of the tally sheet of the precinct election commission and of the list for voting abroad.
(2) The election stationery and materials used for the voting abroad shall be dispatched by the section election commissions abroad to the accredited head of the Bulgarian diplomatic mission or consular representation or to a duly authorized representative. The election stationery and materials shall be sent by the first Diplomatic Bag, but not later than 14 days after the election day, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the delivery of the said stationery and materials to the Central Election Commission, where they shall be safe-kept until the next elections.
(3) The results of the voting on board navigation vessels flying the Bulgarian flag shall be communicated forthwith by radio to the shipping companies (tally sheet cables) and, care of the said companies, to the respective regional election commission. The said results must contain all numerical data as described in the tally sheet of the section election commission. Election stationery and materials shall be dispatched to the regional administration exercising jurisdiction over the location of the ship, and shall be safe-kept until the next elections.