(1) The parliamentary single-member constituency election commission shall order the recounting of votes cast at a single-member constituency election if data recorded in the information system in accordance with section 203 (1) indicate that

a) the difference between the number of votes of the candidate with the most votes and the candidate with the second-most votes, excluding votes to be counted by the polling station commission referred to in section 292 (1), is one hundred or less, and the candidate with the second-most votes requests recounting;

b) the difference between the number of votes of the candidate with the most votes and the candidate with the second-most votes, including votes counted by the polling station commission referred to in section 292 (1), is one hundred or less, recounting under point a) did not take place, and the candidate with the second-most votes requests recounting;

c) the two or more candidates with the highest number of votes, including votes counted by the polling station commission referred to in section 292 (1), had an equal number of votes, and recounting under point a) did not take place.

(2) The parliamentary single-member constituency election commission shall recount the single-member constituency votes counted by the polling station commission referred to in section 292 (1) if the votes were recounted in accordance with paragraph (1) a), and data recorded in the information system indicate that in the single-member constituency,

a) the difference between the number of votes of the candidate with the most votes and the candidate with the second-most votes is one hundred or less, and the candidate with the second-most votes requests recounting; or

b) the two or more candidates with the highest number of votes had an equal number of votes.

(3) A request for recounting under paragraph (1) a) shall be submitted by 10.00 on the day after voting day and a request for recounting under paragraph (1) b) or paragraph (2) a) shall be submitted by 10.00 on the seventh day after voting day in writing to the parliamentary single-member constituency election commission.

(4) The votes shall be recounted

a) by the local election commission

aa) within three days following voting day if paragraph (1) a) applies;

ab) on the seventh day following voting day if paragraph (1) b) or c) applies;

b) by the parliamentary single-member constituency election commission on the seventh day following voting day if paragraph (2) applies.

(5) The election commission may make use of the assistance of the members of the local election office in recounting the votes.