Upon concluding of the voting the polling board shall commence determining voting returns at the polling station.
The polling board determines the number of unused ballot papers and places them in a separate envelope, which is then sealed, and bearing a notice that it contains unused ballot papers.
On basis of electoral register excerpt the polling board determines the overall number of electors who have voted.
Once the ballot box is opened and the control ballot paper is checked, the valid ballot papers are separated from the invalid.
The polling board states the number of invalid ballot papers, enters such number into the record and seals the invalid ballot papers into a separate envelope, with a note on the envelope that it contains invalid ballot papers, and shall then determine the number of valid ballot papers and the number of votes won by each of the electoral lists, which shall also be entered into the record.
Valid ballot papers shall be placed into a separate envelope with a note on the envelope that it contains valid ballot papers, that shall then be sealed.
An invalid ballot paper shall be an empty ballot paper, a ballot paper filled in such way that determination which electoral list received the vote is not possible, and a allot paper on which more than one electoral list has been circled.
When the name and surname of the first candidate on the list has been circled or the title or part of the tile of the electoral list has been circled, and/or if both the ordinal umber and the title of the electoral list and the name and surname of the first candidate are circled, such ballot paper shall be deemed valid.
If it is determined that the number of ballot papers in the ballot box is greater than the umber of electors who voted, or the ballot box does not contain the control ballot paper, the polling board shall be dismissed and a new one appointed, and voting at such polling station shall be repeated.
