• 1. The Electoral Council may issue management instructions to the mayor and aldermen or the executive board regarding decentralized facilities and decentralized measures as referred to in Article Ea 6, paragraph 1, if:

o a. the mayor and aldermen or the executive board fail to comply with the connection regulations, thereby jeopardizing the reliable or secure operation of the results software; or

o b. unforeseen circumstances exist that are of such a nature that the reliable or secure operation of the results software is jeopardized.

• 2. The Electoral Council may issue management instructions to the user regarding the use of the results software if:

o a. the user fails to comply with the user instructions, thereby jeopardizing the reliable or secure operation of the results software; or

o b. there are unforeseen circumstances of such a nature that the reliable or secure operation of the results software is jeopardized.

• 3. A management instruction is proportionate to the purpose for which it is issued.

• 4. The Electoral Council shall specify in the management instruction a timeframe within which the instruction must be complied with.