§ Section 37(untitled)

(1) The counting of votes shall commence
immediately after the closing of the polling station. Counting is
done by the polling station commission in an open meeting.
(2) Without disturbing the work of the commission, the meeting
may be concurrently attended by no more than two authorised
observers from each political party or alliance of political
parties that has submitted a list of candidates for the
respective council elections, and also members of the Central
Election Commission and election commission of the relevant local
government and persons authorised by these commissions, mass
media representatives. After completion of the counting of votes,
the abovementioned persons have the right to familiarize with the
vote counting report.
(3) Submitters of the lists of candidates as well as nominated
candidates may, within three working days after signing of the
report, contest it to the Central Election Commission. The
Central Election Commission shall examine a complaint and take a
decision within three days from the day of receipt of the
complaint.
(4) A decision of the Central Election Commission regarding
the contested vote counting report may be appealed to the court
within three working days after the day of taking thereof.
[26 April 2007; 2 October 2008; 17 June 2020]