Protocol of precinct electoral commission on voting results

1. Based on counting carried out as prescribed by Article 68 of this Code, the precinct electoral commission shall draw up a protocol on the voting results in the electoral precinct, which shall include the following:

(1) the total number of electors in the electoral precinct, which shall be equal to the sum of the number of electors included in the list of electors and the number of electors included in supplementary lists. The number of electors included in the list of electors shall be filled in by the district electoral commission;

(2) the total number of voting participants;

(3) the number of self-adhesive stamps allocated to the precinct electoral commission (shall be filled in by the district electoral commission);

(4) the number of numbered passes allocated to the precinct electoral commission (shall be filled in by the district electoral commission);

(5) the number of passes printed by means of technical equipment, received from electors;

(6) the number of numbered voting passes received from electors;

(7) the total number of numbered voting passes received from electors (the sum of the figures referred to in points 5 and 6 of this part);

(8) the number of unused numbered passes;

(9) the number of unused self-adhesive stamps;

(10) the number of invalid ballot papers;

(11) the number of ballot papers with affirmative vote cast in favour of each candidate, political party running in elections. (sentence deleted by HO-171-N of 1 April 2021)

(12) the number of ballot papers cast against a candidate (the line shall be indicated when one candidate is voted on).

2. The protocol shall be signed by the chairperson, the secretary and the members of the commission, it shall be sealed by the chairperson of the commission.

3. he commission member shall be obliged to sign the protocol. In case of having an objection (special opinion) with regard to the data in the protocol, he or she shall make a relevant note in the protocol in the special place provided for that purpose.

4. The sitting of the precinct electoral commission may not be interrupted from the moment the voting is over until drawing up of the protocol on the voting results in the electoral precinct.

5. The commission shall complete the protocol at the end of the sitting but no later than 12 hours after the end of voting, and the commission chairperson shall publish the protocol on the voting results in the electoral precinct.

6. The protocol shall be drawn up in 4 copies, 1 copy shall be posted at the polling station next to the list of electors, and 1 copy shall be placed in the sack.

7. The sack must bear the signature of the chairperson of the commission. The other commission members and proxies shall also have the right to sign the sack. The names and surnames of the signatories shall be entered, and samples of the signature shall be recorded in the registration book.

The sack of election related documents at the precinct electoral commission must be closed. The chairperson of the commission shall be responsible for closing the sack, in the prescribed manner, at the precinct electoral commission.

8. During elections of the National Assembly, persons having the right to be present at the sitting for summarisation of the voting results in the precinct may photograph or videotape the protocol on the voting results drawn up in the electoral precinct.

During elections of the National Assembly, persons having the right to be present at the sitting for summarisation of voting results in the precinct shall, upon their request, be provided with an extract from the protocol on the voting results in electoral precinct, which shall be certified by the signatures of the chairperson and the secretary of the commission, as well as by the seal of the commission.

During elections of local self-government bodies, persons having the right to be present at the sitting for summarisation of the voting results in the precinct shall, upon their request, be provided with an extract from the protocol on the voting results in electoral precinct, which shall be certified by the signatures of the chairperson and the secretary of the commission, as well as by the seal of the commission.

9. No later than within 14 hours after the end of voting, the chairperson and the secretary of the precinct electoral commission shall submit the sack, the package of the lists of electors, the pile of the unused ballot envelopes, unused ballot papers, 2 copies of the protocol on the voting results, the registration book, the commission seal, the technical equipment to the district electoral commission as prescribed by the Central Electoral Commission.

(Article 71 supplemented by HO-158-N of 20 October 2016, amended by HO-333-N of 18 June 2020, HO-171-N of 1 April 2021)

(Amendments to Article 71 shall be applied upon entry into force of Law HO-158-N of 20 October 2016, starting from the first elections of the National Assembly)

(Law HO-333-N of 18 June 2020 contains a transitional provision relating to the Article)