Requirement to hold a hearing

Law nr. 14/79 of May,16^th. 1979

(With the amendments made by the following legislative acts:

Declarations of August 17^th. 1979 and October 10^th.1979; Decree-Law nr. 400/82 of September 23^rd. 1982; Law nr. 14-A/85of July 10^th. 1985; Decree-Law nr 55/88 of February 26^th.1988; Laws nr. 5/89 of March 17^th. 1989, 18/90 of July 24^th.1990, 31/91 of July 20^th. 1991, 55/91 of August 10^th.1991, 72/93 of November 30^th. 1993, 10/95 of April 7^th.1995, 35/95 of August 18^th. 1995; and Organic Laws nr. 1/99 of June22^nd. 1999, 2/2001 of August 25^th. 2001, 3/2010 ofDecember 15^th. 2010, and 1/2011 of November 30^th. 2011.)

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Section I: Partialcounting

Article 102: Votescounting

5. If the complaint or protest were not attended by the polling station,the voting ballots under complaints or protest are separated, annotated onthe reverse, with an indication of the qualification given by thestation and of the complaint or protest grounds, and rubricated by thepresident and by the list delegate if he/she wishes to do so.

6. The unmet complaints or protests do not prevent the counting of thevoting ballot for partial counting purposes.

5- Se a reclama??o ou proteston?o forem atendidos pela mesa, os boletins de voto reclamados ou protestadoss?o separados, anotados no verso, com a indica??o da qualifica??o dada pelamesa e do objecto da reclama??o ou do protesto e rubricados pelo presidente e,se o desejar, pelo delegado da lista.