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Article 87
 

The results of the voting at the polling station shall be determined in the following manner:

the unused ballots shall be counted and put in a special envelope that is closed, sealed, and the number of the polling unit and the total number of unused ballots are written down on it;

the total number of voters registered in the excerpt of the Voters ' List, who have cast their vote and have placed their signature or fingerprint only, shall be determined;

the ballot box shall be opened and the counting of votes shall begin;

one member shall be selected by drawing lots, to take out and open the ballots from the ballot box one at a time, and hand them over to the president of the Electoral Board;

the ballot is shown to all Electoral Board members, to the representatives of the submitters of lists present, and to the observers;

the Electoral Board shall determine whether or not the ballot is valid and for which list the vote has been cast;

the vote cast shall be recorded, the ballot shall be put in the corresponding place and a new ballot shall be taken out of the ballot box,