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Article 39
 

Collating the results 


Following the close of voting, the cantons shall establish the following on the basis of the reports from the polling stations:



  1. the number of persons eligible to vote and the number of persons who voted;

  2. the number of valid, invalid, and blank ballot papers;

  3. the number of votes that the individual candidates on each list have received (candidate votes);

  4. the number of additional votes for each list (Art. 37);

  5. the sum of the candidate votes and additional votes for the individual lists (party votes);

  6. in respect of combined lists, the total of the votes cast in favour of the group on the lists;

  7. the number of blank votes.