(1) The counting of votes shall commence immediately after the closing of the polling station. Counting is done by the polling station commission in an open meeting.

(2) Without disturbing the work of the commission, the meeting may be concurrently attended by no more than two authorised observers from each political party or alliance of political parties that has submitted a list of candidates for the respective council elections, and also members of the Central Election Commission and election commission of the relevant local government and persons authorised by these commissions, mass media representatives. After completion of the counting of votes, the abovementioned persons have the right to familiarize with the vote counting report.

(3) Submitters of the lists of candidates as well as nominated candidates may, within three working days after signing of the report, contest it to the Central Election Commission. The Central Election Commission shall examine a complaint and take a decision within three days from the day of receipt of the complaint.

(4) A decision of the Central Election Commission regarding the contested vote counting report may be appealed to the court within three working days after the day of taking thereof.

[26 April 2007; 2 October 2008; 17 June 2020]