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Article 96
 

(1) On basis of the election records received according to § 90 al. 3 the provincial electoral authority shall verify the election results of the constituencies ascertained by the district electoral authorities for possible errors in the figures of the result, in case of necessity effect the respective rectification and then finally ascertain the preliminary results ascertained by the federal electoral authority for the regional constituencies and the provincial constituency according to § 95 and immediately notify the federal electoral authority of the result (immediate notification). The voting envelopes sorted out according to § 94 al. 1 as well as the voting envelopes received by the other provincial electoral authorities according to § 94 al. 3 as well as the voting envelopes received from electoral card voters from abroad, the latter ones in consideration of the provisions concerning casting the vote abroad (§ 60), shall also be included after measures have been taken to safeguard the principle of secret of the vote (e.g. by thoroughly shuffling in a vessel).

(2) The total of valid votes cast for the parties in the provincial constituency shall be divided by the number of seats allotted to the provincial constituency. The resulting figure shall be rounded to the next following whole number and shall be the election quotient. The total of votes cast in the provincial constituency as well as the election quotient shall be recorded in an authentic report on votes.