Article 80. Organization of voting on the election of the members of the Senate

A Counting Commission consisting of up to nine members, including the chairperson and secretary of the Commission, shall be elected from among the deputies participating in the joint meeting to conduct the secret ballot and determine its results.

The Counting Commission shall:

organize and conduct voting on the election of members of the Senate;

announce the time, place and procedure of the secret ballot to the participants of the joint meeting;

prepare ballot papers by including in them in alphabetical order the surname, name and patronymic of each candidate for the Senate with the date of birth;

specify a list of voters, issue a ballot sheets;

affix a seal on its front side and ensure the presence on the ballot of signatures of at least two members of the Counting Commission;

count the votes and draws up a Protocol on the results of the secret ballot;

submit for approval of the joint meeting the results of the secret ballot.