§ Article 106(untitled)

stablishment of voting results for elections of members of the Council
 of the Republic
 The counting of votes of deputies must be carried out directly by members of the counting
commission without interruption until the voting results are received.
 Based on the list of deputies registered to participate in the meeting, the Counting
Commission establishes the total number of deputies participating in the meeting, as well as
the number of deputies who received ballots. Based on the ballots in the ballot box, the
counting commission establishes the total number of deputies who took part in the voting, the
number of votes cast for each candidate for membership in the Council of the Republic, and
the number of votes cast against all candidates (if voting was carried out on one candidate , –
the number of votes cast against the candidate), the number of ballots declared invalid.
 Ballots of an unspecified sample are recognized as invalid, as well as ballots in which signs
are placed in more squares than should be elected members of the Council of the Republic
from the region, the city of Minsk, or a sign is not placed in any of them, or ballots in which only
the surname is entered one candidate and the sign is placed in two squares or is not placed in
any of them, as well as ballots on the reverse side of which there are no signatures of persons
included in the counting commission.
 The results of the vote count are considered at a meeting of the counting commission and
entered into the minutes. Filling out the protocol in pencil and making any corrections to it are
not allowed.
 The protocol is drawn up in two copies, which are signed by the entire composition of the
counting commission.
 Based on the report of the counting commission, at a meeting of deputies, a decision is
made by open vote to approve the voting results.
 A candidate for membership in the Council of the Republic who receives more than half of
the votes of the deputies who took part in the voting is considered elected.
 If during the elections the established number of members of the Council of the Republic
to be elected from the region or the city of Minsk was not elected, repeat elections are held
within the period determined by the Central Commission in the manner prescribed by Section
VI of this Code .
 Attached to the minutes of the counting commission is a list of deputies of local Councils
of Deputies of the basic level of the region, deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies who
took part in the meeting, as well as special opinions, if any, of members of the counting
commission and statements of other persons about violations of the requirements of this Code
committed during voting or during the counting of votes, and decisions taken on them.
 The first copies of the decision of the meeting of deputies of local Councils of Deputies of
the basic level of the region, deputies of the Minsk City Council of Deputies on the approval of
the voting results for the election of members of the Council of the Republic, the minutes of
the meeting of the counting commission, along with the list of deputies who took part in the
meeting, are transferred to Central Commission.