• 1. To ensure the reliable operation and security of the election results software, the Electoral Council shall establish by regulation for each election:

o a. connection regulations regarding the decentralized facilities and measures referred to in Article Ea 6, paragraph 1, for the use of the election results software;

o b. user regulations regarding the use of the election results software.

• 2. The connection regulations and user regulations contribute to the safe and reliable use of the election results software.

• 3. Prior to the establishment of the connection regulations and user regulations, a body that can be considered representative of the municipal executives and a body that can be considered representative of the executive boards will be consulted.

• 4. Rules will be established by general administrative order regarding the subjects to which the connection regulations and user regulations may relate and the time at which the connection regulations and user regulations are established.