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 Official observers are permitted to attend most sessions of election commissions and to observe all voting and counting processes (Article 71.7, 72.11, 73.6), including the use of mobile ballot boxes (80.12). While such access implies that observers can also be present at the polling station prior to opening on election day, to avoid any misinterpretation it should be made clear in Article 78.3 that observers are entitled to be present at the vital PEC meeting held no less than 60 minutes before voting begins when the ballot boxes are checked and sealed.