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Article 86
 

(1) In the communities outside of Vienna being partitioned in precincts, the community electoral authorities shall put together the results for the total area of the community, reported by the precinct electoral authorities according to § 84 al. 5, and notify the district electoral authority without delay in the fastest way available, possibly by messengers (immediate notification).

(2) The precinct electoral authorities in the communities described in al. 1 shall submit to the community electoral authority the electoral files, sealed and, if possible, within a sealed envelope. The community electoral authorities shall examine by way of re-calculating the ascertainments made by the precinct electoral authorities according to § 84 al. 3 and 4 vis-à-vis the reports, and shall put them together for the total area of the community, and authenticate them in a written report. For the written report the provisions of § 85 al. 2 lit. a to e, h and i shall apply accordingly. The report shall in particular contain the total results of the election for the area of the community in the form laid down in § 84 al. 3 and 4.

(3) The electoral files of the precinct electoral authorities shall be attached to the reports of the community electoral authorities described in al. 1. These shall constitute the electoral files of the community electoral authority in these communities.

(4) The written report shall be signed by all members of the community electoral authority. If it is not signed by all members, the reason for it shall be indicated.