Powers of the constituency electoral committee or the municipal electoral committee in determining voting results

1. The constituency electoral committee or the municipal electoral committee shall accept the election documents submitted by the polling district committee and, under the procedure laid down by the Central Electoral Commission, shall check whether all the election documents and packets have been delivered, as well as ensure the security of the submitted documents.

2. The constituency electoral committee or the municipal electoral committee shall check the data of the vote counting record of the polling district against the data entered by the polling district committee into the database of the Central Electoral Commission.

3. The packets stamped by the polling district electoral committees, which contain ballot papers or other election documents, may be opened in the constituency electoral committee or the municipal electoral committee only by the decision of that constituency electoral committee or the municipal electoral committee. When recounting votes, the electoral committees must act in compliance with Article 153(3).

4. If the constituency electoral committee or the municipal electoral committee identifies any shortcomings in the documents submitted by the polling district electoral committee, the committee shall request the chair of the polling district electoral committee to submit the missing documents or take measures to determine the reasons for the shortcomings.

5. The rules for storing, transporting, accepting and verifying election documents shall be approved by the Central Electoral Commission.