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Article 256
 

Establishing the Results of Elections of the Members of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, oblast, rayon, rayon in the city, as well as city, village, settlement council (a territorial community with 10,000 voters or more)


1. At its meeting, the Election Commission of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, an oblast, rayon, rayon in the city, city, village, settlement election commission shall, no later than the twelfth day of the day of voting, based on the protocols on the voting results (including those marked “Corrected”) in the multi-member election district in the respective local election, establish the results of the election in the single multi-member election district, by drawing up the protocol thereon.


The territorial election commission shall be obliged to establish the results of the election of local council regardless of the number of election precincts/election districts, in which / within which the voting has not been organized and held in accordance with the requirements of this Code.


The territorial election commission may extend, but no more than by one day, the indicated time period, if necessary, for the territorial election commission to provide a protocol with the mark “Corrected.”


Should a territorial election commission fail to draw up, or fail to draw up properly, a protocol on the voting results (including the one with the mark “Corrected”), within the time limit established by this Code, or should it fail to deliver it to the Election Commission of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, an oblast, rayon, rayon in the city, city, village, settlement election commission (a territorial community with 10,000 voters or more) the Election Commission of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, an oblast, rayon, rayon in the city, city, village, settlement election commission (a territorial community with 10,000 voters or more) shall exercise powers of the territorial election commission with regard to establishing the voting results in the respective multi-member election district. In this case, the Election Commission of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, an oblast, rayon, rayon in the city, city, village, settlement election commission (a territorial community with 10,000 voters or more) shall demand from the territorial election commission to provide the election documents specified in Part ten of Article 251 of this Code and ensure the transportation thereof and may also require other documents.


The following data shall be entered into the protocol on the results of the election of the members of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, oblast, rayon, rayon in the city, as well as city, village, settlement council (a territorial community with 10,000 voters or more) in words and in numbers:


1) the number of ballot papers printed at the request of the territorial election commission;


2) the number of ballot papers received by the precinct election commissions;


3) the number of the unused ballot papers invalidated by the precinct election commissions;


4) the number of voters included in the voter lists for election precincts;


5) the number of voters who received ballot papers;


6) the number of ballot papers at the election precincts that were not subject to counting;


7) the number of voters who took part in the voting;


8) the number of ballot papers declared invalid;


9) the total number of votes of voters who supported territorial electoral lists of candidates of all party organizations, in each territorial district;


10) the number of votes of voters who supported territorial electoral lists of candidates of each party organization, in each territorial district;


11) the number of votes of voters who supported the entire territorial list of candidates from each party organization, without supporting a specific candidate from this list, in each territorial district;


12) the total number of votes of voters who supported all territorial electoral lists of candidates from each party organization, in all territorial districts within a single multi-member constituency;


13) the total number of votes of voters who supported all territorial electoral lists of candidates from all party organizations in all territorial districts within a single multi-member district;


14) the percentage of the total number of votes of voters who supported all territorial electoral lists of candidates from each party organization in all territorial constituencies within a single multi-member district (paragraph 12 of this part) in relation to the total number of votes supported by all territorial


electoral lists of candidates from all party organizations in all territorial districts within a single multi-member district (paragraph 13 of this part).
The protocol on the results of elections of members of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, oblast, rayon, rayon in the city, as well as city, village, settlement council (a territorial community with 10,000 or more voters) shall also contain information provided by Articles 257- 259 of this Code.


2. Information on the results of voting by figures shall be entered in the protocol of the territorial election commission on the results of the elections. The information specified in paragraphs 2-8 of part one of this article shall be entered for each territorial district and in total for a single multi-member district, and the information specified in paragraphs 9-11 of part one of this article - for each territorial district. In this case, the information specified in paragraph 14 of part one of this article shall be determined to the nearest hundredth of a percent. The protocol on the results of elections of local council members shall be drawn up in two copies, signed by the chairman, deputy chairmen, secretary, and other members of the territorial election commission present at the meeting of the relevant election commission and certified by the seal of this election commission. The protocol shall indicate the date and time (hour and minutes) of its signing by the members of the relevant election commission. In case of disagreement with the established election results recorded in the protocol of the territorial election commission, a member of this election commission shall sign the protocol marked "With a dissenting opinion." A written statement of a dissenting opinion shall be attached to the minutes of the election of local council members. If the minutes do not contain the signature of a member of the territorial election commission, the reason for the absence of a member of this election commission at its meeting shall be indicated next to his / her surname. Candidates, representatives of parties in the territorial election commission, present during the establishment of the results of elections of local council members have the right to sign the first copy of the protocol. The content of the protocol shall be immediately published on the official website (if any) of the territorial election commission, the website of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the relevant local council (if available) or in another manner determined by these commissions and may be published on the website of the regional or territorial bodies of the Central Election Commission.


Information on the results of elections to the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, oblast, rayon, rayon in the city, as well as city, village, settlement council (a territorial community with 10,000 or more voters) shall be immediately transferred to the Central Election Commission in accordance with its procedure.


3. The territorial election commission, based on the information specified in paragraph 12 of part one of this Article, shall determine the organizations of parties that have the right to participate in the distribution of mandates. The right to participate in the distribution of mandates is granted to party organizations the territorial election lists of which received five or more percent of the total number of votes of voters who supported territorial electoral lists from all party organizations within the single multi-member district.