31.1 The Chairman of Precinct Electoral Commission closes the slots of ballot box at 10 P.M. lets out all persons, who have no right to be present at the session of Precinct Electoral Committee and closes the precinct center. After the implementation of these actions the Precinct Electoral Commission starts the session on t he summarizing the results of the voting. For that purpose the following actions are implemented:

1) the chairman of the committee packs and seals the stamp (stamps) for assuring the validity of the ballots, mentioning on the parcel the number of the electoral precinct and also serial number and the number of the stamp;
2) the total number of voters is counted based on the lists of voters (including the additional lists of voters ) at the member of the committee responsible for registration of the voters and stamping the ballots;
3) the number of registered voters is counted, based on the signatures in the lists of voters (including the additional lists of voters) at the member of the committee responsible for registration of the voters and stamping the ballots, and after that the mentioned list is sealed;
4) the ballot box is opened.

31.2 The committee chairman takes out one ballot from the ballot box, declares loudly the verification of the ballot by a stamp corresponding to approved specimen, the fact of invalidity of the ballot or the fact of not corresponding to approved specimen and in case of valid ballot in favor of whom it was voted. Then the ballot is passed to other members of the committee. In case the committee member is against the opinion of the chairman, the committee member is presenting an objection, which is voted on.

31.3 The committee chairman puts the ballot on a package of the corresponding candidate in favor of whom the ballots is voted, on [against everybody], [invalid or not corresponding to approved ballot specimen], [not verified by a stamp corresponding to approved specimen] based on the result of voting in case of objection, and if there is no objection, according to his declaration, then he/she takes out the next ballot from the ballot box.

31.4 These actions are repeated for all ballots present in the ballot box separately for the elections of the community leader and the member of community council. During the implementation of assortment procedure the committee members are not allowed to make notes and also have with them pens, pencils and other things suitable for making inscriptions.

31.5 After the assortment of all ballots present in the ballot box the committee chairman in the presence of committee members counts one by one the ballots, separately for the elections of the community leader and the elections of the community council members, not verified by a stamp corresponding to approved specimen, recognized as invalid and corresponding to the approved specimen, voted against all candidates, and also the number of votes in favor of each candidate. Based on the mentioned results the total number of valid ballots present in the ballot box and the total number of votes given in favor of candidates is calculated.

31.6 The counted ballots are packed according to the assortment and sealed.

31.7 These actions, prescribed by the first part of this article are implemented in the sequence mentioned. Each action is implemented after the accomplishment of the previous one and the composition of a corresponding protocol. For each of these actions a separate protocol is composed in two copies, signed by the members of committee present on the session, one of which is sealed with the documents on which it is based.

31.8 The protocol for summarizing the results of the voting in the precinct is composed in two copies based on data from the separate protocols, separately for the elections of the community leader and the elections of the member of the community council.

31.9 The following is registered in the protocol, summarizing the results of voting:

1) the total number of voters, based on the lists of voters;
2) the number of registered voters, based on the signatures;
3) the number of valid ballots present in the ballot box ;
4) the number of canceled ballots and the ballots not corresponding to approved specimen;
5) the number of votes given in favor of each candidate;
6) the number of ballots voted against all candidates;
7) the total number of votes given in favor of candidates.

31.10 The counted and registered numbers in the protocol are declared in a loud voice.

31.11 The pro tocol is signed by all committee members present at the session and stamped by the chairman of the committee. If a committee member has a special opinion on the process of voting or on the results, then he makes a corresponding note near his signature, presenting his opinion in writing, which is attached to the protocol.

31.12 Refusal to sign a protocol by a committee member is registered by the committee and adjoined to the protocol summarizing the results of the voting.

31.13 The session of the Precinct Electoral Commission can not be interrupted from the moment of termination of voting and until the composition of protocol of summarizing the results.

31.14 After the completion of the session, the chairman makes public the results of the voting in the precinct.