Article 55 prohibits the presence in polling stations, at the time of counting, of any person other than the members of the polling station and the national or international observers. This is a standard rule in Haiti (already included in the 2013, 2015 and 2021 decrees). In many countries, the counting of votes is public, which helps to ensure that the process runs smoothly. The possible presence of observers limits the inconvenience of closed doors, but if there are no observers in a polling station, no monitoring will be possible.