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Article 149
 

Order of counting of votes in a polling district electoral committee


When counting votes in the polling station of a polling district under the procedure laid down by the Central Electoral Commission, the polling district electoral committee shall:


1) count the ballot papers received and used in the polling district, verify whether all the ballot papers have been issued against signature and whether all the covering envelopes of the voters who voted in pre-poll voting have been counted;


2) count the votes cast on polling day for candidates in the single-member constituency and/or the lists of candidates in the multi-member constituency;


3) count the votes cast in pre-poll voting for the candidates in the single-member constituency and/or the lists of candidates in the multi-member constituency;


4) in the event of voting in the multi-member constituency, count the preference votes received by the candidates entered on the lists of candidates;


5) sign the vote counting record of the polling district;


6) prepare the election documents for handing over to the constituency electoral committee or the municipal electoral committee.