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End of voting, counting of ballots begins

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Jun 9, 2024 20:16 273

End of voting, counting of ballots begins  - 1

End of the 2 in 1 elections for people's representatives and members of the European Parliament from Bulgaria. The counting of the ballots begins. What's next?

After the voting is declared closed, a member of the sectional election commission places the device for video surveillance and video recording on the stand from the set.

The SIC chairman turns on the CCTV device, then scans the QR code from the envelope according to the instructions provided.

According to the Methodical Guidelines of the CEC for the accurate reporting of the results and for the purposes of video surveillance, it is necessary to maintain silence when counting each vote. The bulletins must be seen and what is noted in them must be read.

A member of the SIC monitors the operation of the device. In case of interruption, the QR code is scanned again. The video surveillance device is turned off after signing the protocols of the SEC by all members of the SEC and announcing the voting results.

After the signing of the protocols and the announcement of the results, the chairman of the SEC turns off the video surveillance device, after which the video surveillance device, together with the stand, the charger and the instruction with the QR code is packed in a package on which the inscription is placed: “Device for video surveillance of the SIC.

The package is signed by the members of the SIC and stamped with the seal of the SIC.

The package with the video surveillance device, as well as the bags with the ballots and other election papers, are taken to the District Election Commission.