§ Electoral Code art. 85Totalisation of election results by the Central Electoral Commission

Totalisation of election results by the Central Electoral Commission
(1) In the case of parliamentary, presidential, general local elections and the
Republican referendum, based on the acts submitted by the electoral constituency councils,
the Central Electoral Commission shall, within 5 days, draw up minutes containing:
a) the number of voters included in the basic electoral roll;
b) the number of voters included in the supplementary lists;
c) the number of voters who received ballot papers;
d) the number of voters who took part in the vote;
e) the figure reflecting the difference between the number of ballot papers received by
voters and the number of voters who took part in the vote;
f) the number of ballot papers declared invalid;
g) the number of valid votes cast per electoral competitor (for each option on questions
submitted to the Republican referendum);
h) the total number of valid votes cast.
(2) In the case of parliamentary elections, presidential elections and republican
referendums, the Central Electoral Commission shall record the results of the totalisation of
votes by country as a whole in minutes, in accordance with paragraph (1), which shall be
signed by the members of the Commission, and shall draw up a report on the results of the
elections.
(3) In the event of disagreement with the preliminary voting results, before confirming
the results by the competent authorities, electoral competitors (referendum participants) may
ask these authorities to order the recounting of votes. Recounting may be ordered by the
Constitutional Court in the case of parliamentary and presidential elections and Republican
referenda, or by the Central Electoral Commission in the case of local elections and referenda,
under the conditions of Chapter XIII. The same electoral bodies, replacing fraudulent electoral
officials, shall carry out recounting. The general recounting procedure shall be approved by
decision of the Central Electoral Commission.
(4) The acts referred to in paragraph (2) shall be submitted to the Constitutional Court
in order to confirm the results of the elections (referenda) and/or to validate the mandates of
the Members of Parliament and the mandate of President of the Republic of Moldova.
(5) In the case of general local elections, the Central Electoral Commission shall record
the results of the totalisation of votes by country as a whole in minutes, which shall be signed
by the members of the Commission and draw up a report on the results of the election.