§ Article 55(untitled)

ounting of votes at a polling station during elections of the President of
 the Republic of Belarus, deputies, referendum
 The voting boxes are opened by the precinct commission after the chairman of the
commission announces the end of voting. Opening of ballot boxes before the end of voting is
prohibited. Before opening ballot boxes, the number of unused ballots is counted and
announced, which are then canceled, bagged and sealed. The method of canceling ballots is
determined by the precinct commission. The packages are inscribed with the precinct number
and the number of unused ballots for elections and referendums. The packages are signed by
the chairman and secretary of the precinct commission in the presence of commission
members.
 The opening of ballot boxes and the counting of votes during elections and referendums
are carried out one by one: first, the ballots that were in the voting box used during early voting
are counted, then those in the portable boxes used during voting at the location of voters,
referendum participants, and then this - in the ballot boxes that were located on the day of the
election, referendum in the premises of the polling station. The results of the vote count are
announced by the chairman of the commission.
 The counting of votes of voters and referendum participants must be carried out directly by
members of the precinct commission without interruption until the voting results are received.
 During the elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, a deputy of the House of
Representatives, the counting of votes at the polling station is carried out separately for each
candidate for President, for deputies of the House of Representatives, and in the elections of
deputies of local Councils of Deputies - separately for each electoral district and each candidate
for deputy for elections to the corresponding local Council of Deputies.
 The precinct commission, based on the list of citizens entitled to participate in elections,
referendums, establishes the total number of voters, referendum participants in the precinct,
and during elections to local Councils of Deputies - for each electoral district, as well as the
number of voters, referendum participants who received ballots.
 Based on the ballots located in the voting boxes specified in part two of this article, the
precinct commission, first separately and then summing up the data, establishes:
 during elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies of the House of
Representatives - the total number of voters who took part in voting, including the number of
voters who took part in early voting, the number of voters who took part in voting at their
location, and the number of voters who took part in voting on election day in the premises of
a polling station; the number of votes cast for each candidate for President, deputy, and the
number of votes cast against all candidates for President, deputy (if voting was carried out on
one candidate, the number of votes cast against the candidate); number of ballots declared
invalid;
 during elections of deputies of local Councils of Deputies - for each electoral district, the
total number of voters who took part in voting, including the number of voters who took part
in early voting, the number of voters who took part in voting at their location, and the number
of voters who took part in voting on election day in the premises of a polling station, the number
of votes cast for each candidate for deputy, and the number of votes cast against all candidates
for deputy (if voting was carried out on one candidate, the number of votes cast against the
candidate), the number of ballots , declared invalid;
 when holding a referendum - the total number of referendum participants who took part in
voting, including the number of referendum participants who took part in early voting, the
number of referendum participants who took part in voting at their location, and the number
of referendum participants who took part in voting on the day referendum in the premises of
the voting station, the number of referendum participants who voted for the approval of the
question put to the referendum, and the number of those who voted against its approval, the
number of ballots declared invalid.
 It is prohibited to make changes to the lists of citizens entitled to participate in elections or
referendums after the vote counting has begun.
 During elections, referendums, ballots of an unspecified sample, ballots on the back of
which there are no signatures of persons included in the precinct commission, and during
elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, deputies - also ballots in which the sign is
placed in more than one square or is not placed in any of them, or ballots in which the name of
only one candidate is included and the sign is placed in two squares or not in any of them, and
during a referendum - also ballots in which the sign is placed in two squares or not placed in
none of them.
 If there is any doubt about the validity of the ballot, the question is resolved by the precinct
commission by voting. At the same time, on the reverse side of each of these ballots, an entry
is made indicating that it is recognized as valid or invalid. This record is certified by the
signatures of at least two persons who are members of the precinct commission. Invalid ballots
are packaged separately.
 After the vote count is completed, a meeting of the precinct commission is held, at which
the results of the vote count are established and entered into the protocol. The protocol, in
addition to the data provided for in parts five and six of this article, indicates the number of
ballots received by the precinct commission, the number of spoiled ballots, and the number of
unused ballots. When holding elections of deputies on a single voting day, the protocol is drawn
up separately for the elections of deputies of the House of Representatives and for the elections
of deputies of local Councils of Deputies, while for the elections of deputies of local Councils of
Deputies the protocol is drawn up separately for each electoral district. In the event of holding
elections and a referendum at the same time, or two or more referendums, a protocol for each
of them is drawn up separately. It is not allowed to fill out the protocol in pencil and make any
corrections to it. The protocol is signed by the chairman, deputy chairman, secretary and
members of the commission. At a meeting of the precinct commission, dissenting opinions of
commission members, if any, are considered, as well as complaints and statements about
violations during voting or vote counting.
 After its signing, a copy of the protocol of the precinct commission is posted for public
viewing in a place established by the commission.
 When holding elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus, republican, regional,
Minsk city referendum, the protocol after establishing the results of the vote count is personally
submitted by the chairman, or deputy chairman, or secretary of the precinct commission to the
appropriate district, city, city district commission for the election of the President of the Republic
of Belarus, for the referendum , during elections of deputies - to the relevant district, territorial
election commission. Attached, if any, to the protocol sent to the higher commission are special
opinions of the commission members, statements of candidates' proxies and other persons
about violations committed during voting or during the counting of votes, and the
commission's decisions taken on them.

 SPECIAL PART

 SECTION V
 ELECTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS, DEPUTIES OF THE
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, DEPUTIES OF LOCAL COUNCIL OF DEPUTIES

 CHAPTER 15
 ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC
 OF BELARUS AND DEPUTIES