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Article 32
 

(1) After the valid ballot envelopes have been counted, they shall be opened and grouped according to their contents as follows:

1) envelopes containing one ballot paper from the given constituency;

2) envelopes containing more than one ballot paper;

3) envelopes containing a ballot paper from another constituency;

4) envelopes containing a torn ballot paper;

5) envelopes containing no ballot paper.

(2) Envelopes that contain one ballot paper from the given constituency need not be kept after the ballot papers have been removed from them. The ballot papers from these envelopes shall be placed together for counting.

(3) Empty ballot envelopes and envelopes that contain more than one ballot paper, a torn ballot paper or a ballot paper from another constituency shall be placed separately together with their contents.