(1) The polling station commission shall count the number of marks made by the voters for each candidate in accordance with the procedures specified by the Central Election Commission. It shall be counted in respect of each candidate in how many ballot papers voters have made a “+” mark opposite the surname of a candidate and in how many ballot papers voters have struck out the given name or surname of a candidate.

(2) The polling station commission shall enter the number of marks received by each candidate in the election procedure log. After completion of the counting of votes it shall prepare the second part of the vote counting report.

(3) After approval of the results of the counting of votes, the polling station commission shall report them to the authorised observers present and media representatives.

[30 May 2002; 9 March 2006; 6 February 2014; 18 January 2018]