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Law on Election of Councillors and Representatives (amended in 2011)

Article 89

After the voting has been finished, the Polling Board shall proceed to establish the election results at the polling station. The Polling Board determines the number of unused ballot papers and places them into a separate envelope which is then being sealed. The Polling Board shall then determine the number of control coupons separated from the ballot papers and place them into a separate envelope which is then being sealed. Based on the extract from the Register of Electors, the Polling Board shall determine the number of the electors who have voted.

Upon the opening of the ballot box and checking of the control slip, valid and invalid ballot papers shall be separated. Prior to the opening of the ballot box, the Polling Board shall enter the data referred to in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this Article in the Record. The Polling Board shall establish the number of invalid ballot papers, then the number of valid ballot papers, as well as the number of votes for each list of candidates and shall enter it into the Record. The following ballot papers shall be deemed invalid: unmarked ballot papers, ballot papers marked in such a way that it is not clear which list of candidates the elector has voted for, as well as the ballot paper in which more than one list of candidates list have been encircled. If it is established that the number of ballot papers found in the ballot box is higher than the number of electors who have casted the vote or the number of ballot papers in the ballot box is higher than the number of control coupons or if the existence of two or more control coupons with the same serial number or a serial number that does not belong to this polling station, the Polling Board shall be dissolved and a new one shall be appointed and the polling at that polling station shall be repeated. The election results at that polling station shall be established after the repeated polling.

Article 91

91.1 The Polling Board shall place unused, invalid and valid ballot papers in separate envelopes with the indication of its content and which shall be sealed and then, the entire election material (Record of the Work of the Polling Board, extract from the Register of Electors, ballot papers, control coupons separated from the ballot papers, the stamp of the Polling Board, as well as other remaining election material) shall be placed in another envelope and sealed.

91.2 Upon establishing the election results, the Polling Board shall, without no further delay and not later than 12 (twelve) hours following the hour of closing of the polling station, deliver the election material referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article to the MEC.

Article 92

92.1 Upon the receipt of the election material from the polling stations, the MEC shall establish the following: the total number of electors registered in the Register of Electors; the number of the electors who have voted at the polling stations; the number of electors who have voted via home bound voting; the total number of ballot papers received; the total number of invalid ballot papers; and the number of valid ballot papers; the total number of votes for each list of candidates for the elections.

92.2 Based on the polling results at the polling stations in the constituency, the MEC shall establish the preliminary results of the election of councillors within the 12 (twelve) hours of the receipt of reports from polling stations.

92.3 The MEC shall make a special report on the results of the election of representatives at the polling stations determined by the special decision of the Parliament.

92.4 The MEC shall establish the results of voting for the representatives at polling stations within its area, within the 12 (twelve) hours of the delivery of the report from the polling stations at the latest, and shall submit a report together with the Record of the Work to the REC.

92.5 The REC shall establish the preliminary results of the election of representatives, within the 12 (twelve) hours of the delivery of the reports of the MEC.