§ Article 71(untitled)

Protocol of precinct electoral commission on voting results

1. Based on counting carried out as prescribed by Article 68 of this Code, the

 precinct electoral commission shall draw up a protocol on the voting results in

 the electoral precinct, which shall include the following:

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(1) the total number of electors in the electoral precinct, which shall be equal to the

 sum of the number of electors included in the list of electors and the number of

 electors included in supplementary lists. The number of electors included in the

 list of electors shall be filled in by the district electoral commission;

(2) the total number of voting participants;

(3) the number of self-adhesive stamps allocated to the precinct electoral

 commission (shall be filled in by the district electoral commission);

(4) the number of numbered passes allocated to the precinct electoral commission

 (shall be filled in by the district electoral commission);

(5) the number of passes printed by means of technical equipment, received from

 electors;

(6) the number of numbered voting passes received from electors;

(7) the total number of numbered voting passes received from electors (the sum of

 the figures referred to in points 5 and 6 of this part);

(8) the number of unused numbered passes;

(9) the number of unused self-adhesive stamps;

(10) the number of invalid ballot papers;

(11) the number of ballot papers with affirmative vote cast in favour of each

 candidate, political party running in elections. The number of ballot papers with

 affirmative vote cast in favour of each candidate included in the district electoral

 list during elections of the National Assembly;

(12) the number of ballot papers cast against a candidate (the line shall be indicated

 when one candidate is voted on).

2. The protocol shall be signed by the chairperson, the secretary and the members

 of the commission, it shall be sealed by the chairperson of the commission.

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3. The commission member shall be obliged to sign the protocol. In case of having

 an objection (special opinion) with regard to the data in the protocol, he or she

 shall make a relevant entry in the protocol in the special place provided for that

 purpose.

4. The sitting of the precinct electoral commission may not be interrupted from the

 moment the voting is over until drawing up of the protocol on the voting results

 in the electoral precinct.

5. The commission shall complete the protocol at the end of the sitting but no later

 than 12 hours after the end of voting, and the commission chairperson shall

 publish the protocol on the voting results in the electoral precinct.

6. The protocol shall be drawn up in 4 copies, 1 copy shall be posted at the polling

 station next to the list of electors, and 1 copy shall be placed in the sack.

7. The sack must bear the signature of the chairperson of the commission. The

 other commission members and proxies shall also have the right to sign the sack.

 The names and surnames of the signatories shall be entered, and samples of the

 signature shall be recorded in the registration book.

 The sack of election related documents at the precinct electoral commission must

 be closed. The chairperson of the commission shall be responsible for closing

 the sack, in the prescribed manner, at the precinct electoral commission.

8. During elections of the National Assembly, persons having the right to be present

 at the sitting for summarisation of the voting results in the precinct may

 photograph or videotape the protocol on the voting results drawn up in the

 electoral precinct.

 During elections of the National Assembly, persons having the right to be present

 at the sitting for summarisation of voting results in the precinct shall, upon their

 request, be provided with an extract from the protocol on the voting results in

 electoral precinct (without the data of candidates included in the district electoral

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 lists), which shall be certified by the signatures of the commission chairperson

 and the secretary, and by the seal of the commission.

 During elections of the Councils of Elders of Yerevan, Gyumri, Vanadzor, as well

 as head of community and member of council of elder, persons having the right

 to be present at the sitting for summarisation of the voting results in the precinct

 shall, upon their request, be provided with an extract from the protocol on the

 voting results in electoral precinct, which shall be certified by the signatures of

 the commission chairperson and the secretary, and by the seal of the

 commission.

9. No later than within 14 hours after the end of voting, the chairperson and the

 secretary of the precinct electoral commission shall submit the sack, the package

 of the lists of electors, the pile of the unused ballot envelopes, unused ballot

 papers, 2 copies of the protocol on the voting results, the registration book, the

 individual seals and the commission seal, the technical equipment to the district

 electoral commission as prescribed by the Central Electoral Commission.

 (Article 71 supplemented by HO-158-N of 20 October 2016)

 (Amendments to Article 71 shall be applied upon entry into force of Law
 HO-158-N of 20 October 2016, starting from the first round of election of
 the National Assembly)