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Regulation on the use of voting machines in elections to the German Bundestag and the Members of the European Parliament from the Federal Republic of Germany

Original Language Title: Verordnung über den Einsatz von Wahlgeräten bei Wahlen zum Deutschen Bundestag und der Abgeordneten des Europäischen Parlaments aus der Bundesrepublik Deutschland

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Regulation on the use of voting machines in elections to the German Bundestag and the Members of the European Parliament from the Federal Republic of Germany (Federal Electoral Device Ordinance-Belectoral GV)

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BWahlGV

Date of completion: 03.09.1975

Full quote:

" Federal Electoral Device Ordinance of 3 September 1975 (BGBl. 2459), as last amended by Article 1 of the Regulation of 20 April 1999 (BGBl I). 749).

Status: Last amended by Art. 1 V v. 20.4.1999 I 749

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Footnote 

(+ + + Text proof applicable: 15.11.1979 + + +)
Heading: IdF d. Art. 1 No. 1 V v. 20.4.1999 I 749 mWv 24.4.1999
BWahlGV: In accordance with the decision formula with Art. 38 iVm Art. 20 (1) and (1) 2 GG incompatible. No. 1 and 2 d. BVerfGEntsch v. 13.3.2009; 2009 I 525-2 BvC 3/07, 2 BvC 4/07- Unofficial table of contents

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Pursuant to section 35 (3) and section 52 of the Federal Elections Act, as amended by the notice of 1 September 1975 (Bundesgesetzbl. 2325) is to be arranged in agreement with the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs:

First section
Official approval and approval of the use of voting machines

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§ 1 Admission obligation

Mechanically or electrically operated devices, including computer-controlled devices, which are used in elections for the delivery and counting of the votes of the voters (voting machines), may only be used in elections to the Bundestag if their design is approved and their Usage approved. Unofficial table of contents

§ 2 Granting of type approval

(1) The type approval shall be granted for voting machines of a certain type by the Federal Ministry of the Interior at the request of the manufacturer. The type-approval states that voting machines of a certain type are suitable for use in elections to the Bundestag in general or for individual elections. No claim for authorisation of the use of such voting machines can be derived from the type approval in an election. (2) The type approval may be granted if the voting device is based on an examination carried out at the expense of the applicant. by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt complies with the guidelines for the type of voting machines according to Appendix 1. The applicant is obliged to provide the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt), in addition to a description, construction plan and instruction manual, a sample of the voting device and, on request, further documents as well as inspection in development and/or development and development. (3) If a type approval has been granted, changes in the design and technical characteristics of the voting device are only permitted to their owner (manufacturer) if the Federal Ministry of the Interior has been granted a licence to at the cost of the applicant's examination by the Physico-Technische Bundesanstalt will demonstrate that the electoral apparatus, together with the modifications made, also complies with the guidelines for the type of voting equipment referred to in Appendix 1. The second sentence of paragraph 2 shall apply. (4) If there are grounds for believing that amendments have been made to voting machines for which a type-approval has been granted, the influence on the process of dispensing and counting the votes of the electorate shall not be required. that a new type approval has been requested or that an examination result has been submitted in accordance with paragraph 3, the Federal Ministry of the Interior may, at the expense of the device owners, examine the voting machines in question from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt . The result of the examination is communicated to the owner of the equipment and to the manufacturer. (5) The Federal Ministry of the Interior is aware of the type approval in the Federal Gazette. (6) If the type approval of a voting machine is granted, the holder of the Type-approval of any voting device placed on the market a declaration on the construction equality of the building design (construction of a declaration of conformity) identified by the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in the type approval pursuant to paragraph 5 of this Article Add. Unofficial table of contents

§ 3 Revocation, deletion and revocation of the type approval

(1) The Federal Ministry of the Interior may withdraw the type approval if the conditions laid down in § 2 (2) sentence 1 have not been provided for the grant of the type. (2) The type approval shall be issued for voting machines in which or in parts of (3) The Federal Ministry of the Interior may revoke the type approval if the type of electoral equipment is subject to the legislation governing elections to be held in the Bundestag no longer corresponds. The revocation may also be pronounced if it is subsequently found that the type of electoral equipment does not meet the requirements of the conduct of elections to the Bundestag. (4) For the withdrawal, the erasure and the revocation of a Type approval shall apply in accordance with Section 2 (5). Unofficial table of contents

§ 4 Approval of the use of voting machines

(1) The use of approved type voting machines shall be required before each election of the permit. The Federal Ministry of the Interior shall decide on the approval of the use of voting machines of a certain type in accordance with the date of election of the election day. The authorisation shall also apply to re-election, repeat elections and replacement elections. It can be granted under conditions and subject to conditions. (2) The Federal Ministry of the Interior shares the decision on the use of voting machines to the interior ministers/senators of the Länder and makes them aware of them in the Federal Gazette.

Second section
Election to the Bundestag and to the European Parliament with voting machines

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§ 5 Validate of the Federal Electoral Regulations and the European Electoral Regulations

Unless otherwise provided by the provisions of this Regulation, the provisions of the Federal Electoral Regulations or the European Electoral Regulations shall also apply to the use of voting machines. Unofficial table of contents

Section 6 Electoral announcement of the municipal authorities

In the election announcement according to Section 48 (1) of the Federal Electoral Regulations or § 41 (1) of the European Electoral Regulations, the municipal authority points out in which constituencies voting machines are used. In addition to the ballot paper, the impression of the election announcement shall be accompanied by an illustration of the side of the voting machine in which the voter can cast his vote, together with the device-specific presentation of the election proposals (Section 8 (2)). Unofficial table of contents

Section 7 Verification of the voting machines and the instruction of the electoral authorities

(1) The municipal authority may only use voting machines on the day of the election which have been checked by the manufacturer or the municipality after the election day has been determined by the operating instructions and the maintenance requirements and the functional capacity of such equipment is to be checked by the municipal authority. has been identified. If the proper commissioning of a computer-controlled voting device requires the use of external data carriers, the municipal authority shall ensure that it is properly used. (2) The district returning officer or his representative may be responsible for the use of the equipment. Check the voting machines and external media provided by the municipal authority for election, order the elimination of defects or block individual voting machines for use. (3) In electoral districts where voting machines are used, the Municipal authority the electoral head and their deputies before the election with the to familiarate them with voting machines and to instruct them in their operation. Unofficial table of contents

§ 8 Equipment of the electoral board

(1) The municipal authority shall provide the head of the electoral authority before the start of the electoral procedure in addition to the items listed in § 49 of the Federal Electoral Regulations or § 42 of the European Electoral Regulations.
1.
the required voting machines with the respective keys and other accessories,
2.
an illustration of the side of the voting device in which the voter can cast his vote, in addition to the device-specific presentation of the election proposals and a guidance on voting with the voting device,
3.
the required copies of the operating instructions,
4.
Material for sealing of each optional equipment and accessories,
5.
an imprint of this Regulation,
6.
a declaration of conformity of the manufacturer in accordance with § 2 (6).
(2) Each voting device, in particular all settings and devices, must be in the proper condition for the commencement of an election and must be labelled accordingly to the official ballot paper, with the possibility of issuing the ballot. Invalid voices must be pointed out. Unofficial table of contents

§ 9 Electoral Cell

(1) Each voting device shall be set up in the electoral cell in such a way that each voter can cast his votes unobserved. (2) The device-specific presentation of the election proposals in Bundestag elections shall be so arranged that the election proposals for the election shall be held in such a way that the election proposals for the election shall be submitted. First votes from the voter, seen from the left or the top. Unofficial table of contents

Section 10 Opening of the Election

(1) The electoral council shall establish before the start of the vote that:
1.
the content of the instrument-specific presentation of the nominations shall be in accordance with the official ballot,
2.
an illustration of the side of the voting device in which the voter can cast his vote, in addition to the device-specific presentation of the election proposals and instructions for voting with the voting device in the polling station,
3.
all of the counting and storage devices for the voting shall be zero or deleted,
4.
unneeded counting and storage devices for the votes are blocked, and
5.
the containers intended for the reception of voting marks are empty to the extent that the use of the device is used to use voting marks.
(2) The voting head shall close the required voting device or its counting and storage devices. Use of the keys is not permitted until the end of the voting procedure, except where the voting device for the purpose of the continuation of the election without the risk of the announcement or deletion of the votes already delivered in accordance with the operating instructions in a The basic condition must be brought. This also applies to the containers intended for the reception of voting marks. The keys to the voting device or its counting and storage devices shall be kept separate from the electoral board and other members of the electoral board until the end of the election act. Unofficial table of contents

Section 11 Voting and endorsement of votes

(1) The voting on voting machines shall be governed by the provisions of Sections 56 and 58 of the Federal Electoral Regulations or § § 49 and 51 of the European Electoral Regulations with the measures set out in paragraphs 2 to 5. (2) After entering the electoral area, the voter shall enter the table. of the electoral board and calls his name. In doing so, he is to cast the election notification. On request, he shall have his identity on his/her person. (3) As soon as the author has found the name of the voter in the voters ' register and has determined the right to vote, the head of the electoral authority or the member of the electoral authority appointed by him shall give the name of the voter. Members of the electoral board are free to vote if the previous voter has left the electoral cell. After the release, the voter enters the electoral cell and gives off his voice (s). At the same time, the author shall record the vote in the voters ' register in the column defined for that purpose. The same column must always be used for the same choice. The electoral board shall ensure that only one voter and only one voter shall stay in the electoral cell as long as necessary. (4) The electoral board or the member of the electoral board appointed by him shall check, on the basis of the control devices, whether the Voters elected and the voting devices are then blocked again. If the vote is not taken, the voting note shall be deleted in the voters ' register and shall be entered in the comments column "Non-voters" or "N". If the delivery of the first or second votes does not apply in Bundestag elections, the non-votes vote shall be deemed invalid. A list of counting lists must be held in each of these non-given first and second votes. (5) If there are malfunctions in a voting device during the election, these malfunctions are displayed without the risk of premature announcement or deletion of the votes already cast. , the electoral board may remedy such malfunctions in accordance with the operating instructions. If, during the election, disturbances occur in a voting device which cannot be remedied in a simple manner and not without danger for the announcement or deletion of the votes already cast, according to the instruction manual, the electoral board may If this is possible without any significant delay and without endangering the secrecy of the election, the election shall continue with a different voting device. Any disturbance to a voting device or the continuation of the election with another voting device shall be noted in the voting record. § 8 (2) and § 10 shall apply. Otherwise, the election with ballot papers shall be continued in accordance with the general rules. In this case, a voting device shall be blocked against any further vote and the blocking shall be sealed, if it can be undone. Unofficial table of contents

§ 12 End of the electoral process

After the ballot has been closed, the head of the election has to block any voting device or the voting memory against any further vote and seal the blocking, if it can be undone. Unofficial table of contents

§ 13 census of voters

The number of voters in the voters ' register and the number of polling cards accepted shall be counted together before the individual votes of the votes counted by a voting machine are read. Then, the figures for the first and second votes are read out at each voting device used and the figures of the non-given first and second votes resulting from the counting lists (§ 11 para. 4 sentences 3 and 4) are respectively read out. is added. If, after repeated counting, there is a discrepancy between the number of votes cast, including the voting certificates taken, and the first and second votes recorded in accordance with the second sentence, this shall be the case in the voting record. , and, as far as possible, to explain. Unofficial table of contents

Section 14 Counting of votes

(1) The author shall enter the numbers displayed or printed on each of the voting machines used in the order of counting of the voting document, unless an expression itself is to be used as a counting check mark. (2) The census of the votes shall be determined in accordance with the measures laid down in point 3 of Appendix 2 or 3. (3) The electoral board or the member of the electoral board appointed by him shall then determine the number of voting machines by reading the individual advertisements in a loud way.
1.
Total initial votes cast,
2.
Total second votes cast,
3.
votes cast for each candidate (first votes),
4.
votes cast for each Land list (second votes),
5.
invalid first and second votes.
The votes cast for the elections to the European Parliament shall be determined in an appropriate order. The remaining members of the electoral board are convinced of the correctness of this finding and their transfer to the voting record. (4) The invalid first and second votes cast (paragraph 3, first sentence, no. 5) are those in the counting list. (5) If the sum of the displayed individual count results does not correspond to the displayed total number of votes cast, then the electoral head has the difference , with the aid of the control device of the voting machine and the operating instructions (6) (to be taken away) Unofficial table of contents

Section 15 Electoral inscription

(1) The electoral process, the identification and the determination of the results of the election shall be drawn up by the Secretary of the Secretary of the Commission for the purpose of drawing up an electoral document in accordance with the model of Appendix 2 or 3. The minutes shall be approved by the members of the electoral board and shall be signed by them. If a member of the electoral board refuses the signature, the reason for this is to be noted in the voting record. Decisions pursuant to Section 11 (5) and Section 56 (7) of the Federal Electoral Regulations or Section 49 (7) of the European Electoral Regulations as well as decisions on the status of the election act and the determination of the election result shall be noted in the election record. The voting document shall be accompanied by:
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Counting lists for the non-given first or second votes (§ 11 para. 4 sentence 3 and 4),
2.
Election certificates, on which the electoral head has particularly decided (§ 59 of the Federal Electoral Regulations or § 52 of the European Electoral Regulations) and
3.
Count control endorsements or the results printed by a voting machine (§ 14 para. 1).
(2) If the election is continued with ballot papers (Section 11 (5)), a special voting document shall be included in accordance with the model of Annex 28 of the Federal Electoral Regulations or Annex 25 of the European Electoral Regulations. The elective copy referred to in paragraph 1 shall be concluded after the end of the electoral process and shall be taken into account in the election minutes referred to in the first sentence. (3) After the election result has been determined, each voting device shall be closed and sealed. In the case of appliances or in the case of removable voice memories, in which a unlocking in the closed state is not possible, the sealing and marking of the container in which the keys or voice memories are located is sufficient. Unofficial table of contents

Section 16 Submission and custody of the voting documents and the voting machines

(1) If the electoral board has completed its duties, the electoral head of the municipal authority shall
1.
the voting machines in addition to keys and accessories,
2.
the voters ' register and
3.
the objects and documents otherwise made available to him,
4.
the received election notifications
(2) The electoral board, the municipal authority and the constituency returning officer shall ensure that the voting machines used or the votes they have taken out of the ballot box are to be used. and the voting document with the annexes until the blocking and sealing of the equipment used or the withdrawn voting machines are not available to unauthorized persons. Unofficial table of contents

Section 17 Determination of the election result in the constituency

(1) In case of concern about the regularity of the electoral business, the determination of the election results or the electoral document, the constituency returning officer himself or through a representative shall have the right to determine the result of the election by the Kreiswahlcommittee to check the conformity of the displayed or printable results with the entries in the voting record in the presence of at least two witnesses and to certify this in the voting record. After that, the devices or the voice memories are to be sealed again. § 15 para. 3 sentence 2 applies accordingly. (2) The constituency returning officer shall review the decision taken by the electoral council in the cases of § 14 para. 4. By way of derogation from the decision of the electoral board, the constituency election committee may decide. He notes unexplained concerns in the minutes of the meeting of the constituency committee. (3) After the election result has been established, the Land returning officer may allow the blocking and sealing of the voting machines or the voting memory. if the meter results of the voting machines cannot be of importance for a pending election examination procedure. Unofficial table of contents

Section 18 Transitional provision

For voting machines of a type which already exists for the elections to the 14th The German Bundestag or the European elections in 1994 has been approved by the Federal Ministry of the Interior in general for elections to the German Bundestag or the European elections as granted. Section 8 (1) no. 6 shall not apply to these voting machines. Unofficial table of contents

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Section 20 Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day after the date of delivery. Unofficial table of contents

Appendix 1 (to § 2)
Guidelines for the design of voting machines

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1999, 753-755
Contents
A Scope
B Design requirements
1 Identification
2 Technical structure
2.1 Construction
2.2 Load capacity
2.3 Durability, functional safety
2.4 Freedom of action
2.5 Energy supply
2.6 Transport and storage
3 How the
3.1 Function principle, usage type
3.2 Function control and error LED
3.3 Presentation of election proposals, operating devices
3.4 Voice storage, counting and display
3.5 Lockout and backup
3.6 Cast of votes
3.7 Ergonomics, operability
4 Operating Instructions (s)
A
Scope
A voting machine, which is used in accordance with § 1 of the filing and counting of the electoral votes, has the following properties for the implementation of the election:
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Presentation of the election proposals according to ballot papers, the operation to select and submit a vote or the marking and operation for the submission of an invalid vote,
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registration of any vote selected or deemed invalid by the voter from the nominations, and
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Automatic counting of the total votes cast, with a corresponding display,
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Automatic counting of the votes cast sorted by the election proposals or in the case of an invalid number of votes indicating the result of the meter,
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automatic storage of the votes cast until they are erased by operation,
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further properties only insofar as they are directly related to the election.
First and second votes for Bundestag elections can (also) be delivered separately to two voting machines of the same type of construction. Second votes delivered to the same voting device can be stored for the first part of the vote.
B
Design requirements
1
Identification
The design of the voting device and the components of the voting device belonging to the design are identifiable in a suitable manner, including the test documents. These include:
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Type plates
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Unique identification of installed software on computer-controlled voting device
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Test documents:
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Technical specifications,
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Illustrations,
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Operating instructions (s),
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construction documentation (including for software),
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function descriptions (including software),
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Programme documentation (including programme development),
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commented source code,
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executable program.
2
Technical structure
2.1
Construction
In its construction, the voting device corresponds to the general state of the art and is constructed in accordance with the rules of the technology which are recognized for systems with serious damage sequences in the event of misconduct (high criticality).
The voting device shall be designed in such a way that a change in the technical structure and, in the case of computer-controlled devices, also the software installed by unauthorised third parties does not go unnoticed.
2.2
Load capacity
The device shall consist in all parts of materials and technical characteristics of sufficient load capacity and of sufficient immutability in relation to environmental influences, so as to prevent wear and wear occurring in the event of proper use, and A change in design is sufficiently secured and is sufficiently insensitive to the influences which occur during use, transport or during storage. This applies to mechanical, climatic and electromagnetic environmental influences (1) to be specified.
2.3
Durability, functional safety
The elective device can expect a long service life with sufficient care, maintenance and protected storage. In the case of mechanical, climatic and electromagnetic environmental influences, in the event of disturbances in the energy supply, during normal use and in the event of errors in operation, the functions of the voting device are maintained and the functions of the device are maintained. votes cast.
2.4
Freedom of action
In the event of connection of components not belonging to the design, the selector device operates without feedback. The same applies if a simultaneous implementation of several mutually independent electoral processes is provided.
2.5
Energy supply
An electrically operated selector device is secured against short-term power failure or voltage drop and remains operational in the event of a prolonged power failure by using a substitute current source or by mechanical operation. The voting device shall be equipped with a suitable connection for a replacement current source (e.g. Emergency power unit, batteries or accumulators).
The energy consumption is so low that the operational readiness of the voting device is maintained at least for the duration of thirteen hours in operation with a suitable substitute power source without any change.
2.6
Transport and storage
The voting machine can be transported well and stored in the appropriate packaging.
3
How the
3.1
Function principle, usage type
The following requirements apply accordingly in the simultaneous implementation of a nationwide election with a different choice.
The voting device is designed in such a way that a voter only has one vote or only one first and one second vote for Bundestag elections or in each case an invalid voice can be cast.
The order of operation for the selection of the first and second votes from the election proposals is not predetermined by the voting machine.
In the case of separate operation for selection and delivery of the votes, the delivery of the first and second voice can be effected by means of a common operating device.
3.2
Function control and error LED
When switching on, the voting device enables the control of its functional capability, in the case of an electronic voting device, to be supported by automatic function displays.
The voting device supports the display of if necessary failure of its components during the election, which may endanger or prevent proper use, and shall make it possible to diagnose problems.
3.3
Presentation of election proposals, operating devices
The voting device and the operating range for the voter are optically neutral.
All information contained on the official ballot papers may be clearly indicated on the front of the voting machine, for example: B. in a horizontal or vertical arrangement.
For each election proposal for which a voice can be cast, a defined field with a clearly assigned operating device for selecting the voting power is present. In addition, a field with an operating device for the identification is provided for the delivery of an invalid first or second voice in each case.
The operating devices for selecting the voting power are numbered. The counter results displayed for each election proposal are unambiguously assigned to the operating devices and are numbered in the same manner. The same applies to the marking for the delivery of an invalid voice and for the result thereof.
The number of fields that can be used with the corresponding operating devices is as large as election proposals (in Bundestag elections: constituency candidates for the first vote or respectively) National lists of each party for the second vote; for European elections: list of candidates of each party or political association) are generally accepted for election.
3.4
Voice storage, counting and display
So many votes can be accepted by the voting machine and registered as voters as a rule to vote in a polling station.
The counting of the votes shall be carried out in such a way that only the following results are automatically determined and displayed by the voting device or two voting machines of the same type:
1.
the number of all votes cast, including the first votes marked as invalid,
2.
the number of all the votes cast, including the second votes marked as invalid,
3.
the number of first votes cast as invalid;
4.
the number of second votes cast as invalid,
5.
any number of the initial votes cast for each constituency candidate,
6.
any number of second votes cast for each Land list.
The same applies to the figures for the votes cast for a European election.
The counting of votes cast for each nomination, the invalid votes and the total votes cast shall be complete, clear and correct. The voice storage is carried out several times (redundant) in such a way that with certainty limiting probability no emitted voice is lost and thus the counting takes place correctly with high reliability.
Before, during and after the election, the total number of votes cast, if necessary separately after first and second votes, for the electoral board can be read from the outside at any time.
In the secured state during the election, a reading of the number of votes cast for an election proposal or of the invalid votes is not possible. The result of the vote shall be read immediately after a special act and shall be kept unchanged.
The voting device shall ensure the secrecy of the vote. No device or device can be seen as a voter chosen. The output anonymously will be allowed after the result reading for evaluation outside of the voting machine.
3.5
Lockout and backup
All count and memory contents for the voice registration can be deleted before the start of the election. The fact that this has been done can be controlled in a simple manner.
Before the start of the election, the effect of precisely those operating devices which are not required to select the votes for one of the election proposals can be blocked for the duration of the entire voting process.
Before the beginning of the election, the voting device can prevent any intervention, in particular against the filing and storage of votes and against reading, issuing and deleting registered votes, by multiple closure (at least two locks with different closures).
From the basic condition secured in this way, the voting device may be put into service for the purpose of carrying out the election in such a way that only a distribution and storage of votes, which can be controlled by the electoral head with respect to each individual voter, can be carried out. can.
After the election, the filing and storage of votes may be blocked and the reading and issuance of the meter result released, while the blocking shall be maintained for the prevention of a deletion of registered votes until these are separately is unlocked.
3.6
Cast of votes
The control devices of the voting device can only be used by the voter if the voting head has released the vote. After the release, the votes admissible for a voter can be selected and handed over to the vote registration alone. After registration of the ballot, the voting machine will lock itself again. The release may be withdrawn after a reasonable period of time in the event that the voter has not cast a vote, by a special act of the electoral board, so that the device is locked again. The release and blocking of the device are recognizable to the electoral presumption (e.g. For example, by means of sound and/or light signals).
The vote will take place in two phases, so that after the end of the first phase, the voter will be able to re-examine the selected, intended vote (e.g. For example, two handles or switching on of a print point).
Immediately after the vote, the voter shall be recognized by a sound or light signal or by a sign appearing on the voting device, that his vote is registered and that the blocking device is in effect again. The sign shall return as soon as the vote has been completed.
3.7
Ergonomics, operability
The device is ergonomically designed in such a way that it can also be operated without major difficulties by lower-average voters.
Operating actions of the voter do not result in error messages, but if necessary Information on the course of action.
Operating actions, mishandles and deliberate interventions, with the exception of forcible or special aids, do not result in any disturbances or even destruction.
4
Operating Instructions (s)
The voting machine shall be accompanied by:
.
a suitable operating manual with the following content:
1.
Installation and commissioning,
2.
Preparation for a choice: settings, backup and locking, function checks,
3.
Control by the electoral head before, during and after the election,
4.
Guidance on voter voting by the voter,
5.
Function error: View and possible actions,
6.
storage and transport,
7.
maintenance and maintenance,
8.
technical data for use (Wahlarten, max. Number of voters and max. Number of election proposals for Bundestag elections or in the case of European elections) and environmental conditions,
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a short guide for the electoral board
and
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A guidance on how to vote with the voters ' service page, and how to select the voting proposals and the vote (s).
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1)
Technical standards apply to loads and disturbances of a mechanical nature (vibration, free fall, tipping, drip resistance in the operating range), climatic type (operating and storage temperature, humidity), and electromagnetic type (static discharge, constant and alternating fields).
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Annex 2 (to section 14 (2) and section 15 (1) sentence 1)

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1999, 756-761 
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2.
Ballot
2.1
The President of the Electoral Council opened the ballot to the other members of the electoral board for their obligation to exercise their duties impartially and to secrecy on their official activities. Affairs pointed. He taught them about their task. Prints of the Federal Elections Act, the Federal Electoral Regulations and the Federal Electoral Ordinance Ordinance were available in the electoral area. An illustration of the side of the voting machine in which the voter can cast his or her vote (s), in addition to the device-specific presentation of the election proposals and a guide to the voting with the voting device, were suspended in the polling station.
2.2
The Election Committee noted that:

the voting machine type ........ Factory No. . ....... for the first votes and 2)
the voting machine type ........ Factory No. . ....... for the second votes 2)
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was in proper condition,
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was marked accordingly by the official ballot paper,
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all the counting and storage devices for the votes were set to zero or deleted;
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the containers intended for the inclusion of voting marks were empty 2) and
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unneeded counting and storage devices for the ballot were blocked 2).
Then each voting device or its counting and storage devices used has been closed by the electoral head. The bowl took the electoral board and another member of the electoral board separately until the end of the ballot in custody.
2.3
In order to ensure that the voters were able to cast their votes unobserved, the voting device (s) in the electoral area was (s) in-a-electoral cell (s)-in a side room, which was only accessible from the polling station and whose entrance is overlooked by the table of the electoral board. could be set up-2).
2.4
The vote was taken to ... Watch ............... Minutes started.
2.5
Before the vote was taken, the head of the election shall report to the voters ' register in accordance with the list of subsequently issued voting certificates, by means of the names of the persons entitled to vote in the column for the post-election period, in the column for the Vote the endorsement "Wahlschein" or the letter "W". The head of the election also corrected the figures of the municipal authority's final certificate; this correction was signed by him. 2). The electoral board later corrected the voters ' register and the related list of voters. Final certificate, taking into account the voting certificates issued to eligible voters on the election day 2).
2.6
The electoral council has not been informed about the invalidity of voting certificates 2). The electoral council has been informed of the fact that the following (r) voting certificate (s) has been declared invalid (s): ( Family name of the holder of the voting system and optional certificate no. 2) ....................................................................
2.7
During the ballot, the head of the electoral board or a member of the electoral board appointed by him checked by means of the control devices, whether the voters had cast both votes and the voting devices were then blocked again. If the votes of both votes remained, the voting note was deleted in the voters ' register and entered in the column "Non-voters" or "N" in the column. A count list was passed on the non-delivered first and second votes respectively. The list leader recorded each non-cast vote in the eligible count list.
2.8
During the ballot, the type (s) of the voting machine (s) ............... Factory No. The following functional disturbances, which are not resolved in a simple manner and not without danger for the announcement or deletion of the votes already delivered, according to the operating instructions could,: ........................................................................ and those at ............ On the basis of the decision of the electoral board, the clock has led to the election with the voting machine type ......... Factory No. (2) 3). The findings according to point 2.2 were repeated. During the ballot, the voting machine (s) entered the voting machine (s) ............... Factory No. ............... The following dysfunctions, which have been described in the following text: The result was that the clock had to be transferred to the ballot box 2) 4): ........................................................................
2.9
Special incidents during the course of the election were not to be recorded, except for those mentioned under 2.8). As a special incident, apart from those mentioned under 2.8, there were 2) (e.g. rejection of voters in the cases of the § 56 (7) and (59) of the Federal Electoral Regulations): .................................................................... The details have been produced and are available as annexes. ........... to No. ...............
2.10
At 6:00 p.m., the electoral head announced the end of the election period. After that, only those entitled to vote in the electoral area were allowed to vote. The entrance to the polling room was blocked until the last of the voters who were present had cast their votes. Then the public was restored. Watch ............... Minutes, the electoral head declared the election closed. He blocked any voting device or the counting and storage devices 2) immediately against any further voting and sealed off the blocking.
3.
Identification and determination of the election result in the electoral district
3.1
The determination and determination of the results of the election were carried out immediately after the vote and without interruption under the direction of the electoral head/deputy of the electoral authority. 2)
3.2
a)
First of all, the votes cast in the voters ' register were counted. 

 The count yielded .......  Endorsements. 
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 (b) With electoral certificate I B 1 I I An I 
 have been elected .......  Persons ------- I corresponding I 
 (c) Total number of ------- I in I 
 Voter (a) and (b) ------- I Section 4 I 
 together-.......  Persons I B I I entered.  I 
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 (d) The total number of voting machines (s) on the voting machine (s) were 
 the numbers displayed for the first and second votes. 
 The reading revealed 
 for voting machine type ......  Factory No.  ..... ..... issued 
 First votes, 
 for voting machine type ......  Factory No.  ..... ..... issued 
 Second votes. 
 (e) From the counting lists for the non-issued first and 
 The following figures were given in two votes: 
 ------- 
 ............... as invalid first votes, I C 2 I 
 ------- 
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 ........... as invalid second votes.  I E 2 I 
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 (f) Total number of first votes (d) and (e) together): .............. 
 Total number of second votes (d) and e) together): .............. 
 (g) The total number (c) was the total number ()  1) 
 the first votes and the second votes from f). 
 The total number c) was greater than or equal to less than 2)-()  1) 
 than the total number of first votes from f). 
 The total number c) was greater than or equal to less than 2)-()  1) 
 than the total number of second votes from f). 
 The difference, which is also the case with repeated counting 
 , it is explained by the following: 
 ................................................................ 
  
3.3 Now the voting device (s) has been released for counting. 
 A member of the electoral board set up the voting machine (s) 
 the following numbers displayed or printed, which are the 
 The following counter-control notes were entered: 
 a) Electoral apparatus type ........  Factory No.  ........ 
 No.  .... the ad number at the end of the-not from the 
 Electoral Council 
 to complete- 
 ....................... ...................  The match 
 ....................... ................... the information on the 
 ....................... ...................  View with 
 ....................... ................... 
 ....................... ...................  Count Control 
 ........................ .................... hereby attested. 
 ....................... ...................  The Electoral Device (s) is (s) 
 ....................... ................... (are) after review 
 .............................. sealed- 
 ....................... ................... closed and 
 ....................... ................... the containers with 
 .................... ................... the keys- 
 ....................... ...................  Voice Memory (s) 
 ....................... ................... sealed 2)-. 
 ....................... ......., den ....... 19 .. 
 .................... ................... (location) 
 .................... .................... .................... 
 ........................ (Kreiswahlleiter 
 ........................ or Envoy) 
 .................... .................... .................... 
 ........................ (first witness) 
 .................... .................... .................... 
 .................... ................... (second witness) 
 (b) voting machine type ........  Factory No.  ........ 
 No.  .... the ad number at the end of the 
 Ballot 
 ....................... ................... 
 ....................... ................... 
 ....................... ................... 
 ....................... ................... 
 ....................... ................... 
 ....................... ................... 
 ....................... ...................
3.4
After that, the head of the electoral board-a member of the electoral board appointed by the electoral board-determined the number of voting machines by reading the individual adverts in a loud way.
1.
Total initial votes cast,
2.
Total second votes cast,
3.
votes cast for each candidate (first votes),
4.
votes cast for each Land list (second votes),
5.
invalid first and second votes.
The other members of the electoral board convinced themselves of the correctness of this determination and of their transfer to this electoral document.
3.5
The result contained in the following section 4 of the electoral document was determined by the electoral code as the election result in the electoral district and was announced orally by the electoral head.
4.
Election result 

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 I identification letters for the figures I 5) 
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 ------- People 
 I A 1 I Voter eligible according to the voters ' register 
 ------- without lock note "W" 
 (Voting certificate) 6) ............. 
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 I A 2 I voters according to the voters ' register 
 ------- with lock note "W" 
 (Voting certificate) 6) ............. 
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 I A 1 + A 2 I In the Voter List 
 ------------- Registered eligible 6) ............. 
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 I B I Voter in total (cf.  above 3.2 c) ............. 
 ------- 
 ------- 
 I B 1 I including voters with polling card 
 ------- (cf.  above 3.2 b) ............. 
  
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 I Result of the election in constituency I 
 I (first votes) I 7) 9) 
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 I C 1 I On The Electoral Unit 
 ------- Invalid first votes ............ ............. 
 (number of 
 Display) 
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 I C 2 I After the counting list as 
 ------- Invalid 
 First votes ............ 
 ------------ 
 ------- 
 I C I Invalid first votes 
 ------- together ............ 
 ------- 
 I D I Valid First votes 
 ------- total ............ ............. 
 (number of 
 Display) 
  
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 I Of the valid I I I 
 I first votes I I I I 
 I to the applicant I I I 
 I ------------------------------------------------------------- I 
 I I I 
 I I First votes I Number of the ad I 
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 I D 1 I 1.  .................... ............ ............. 
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 I D 2 I 2.  .................... ............ ............. 
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 I D 3 I 3.  .................... ............ ............. 
 ------- (Pre-and Family ------------ 
 name of the applicant 
 and abbreviation 
 of the Party/of others 
 Constituency nominations 
 the password-according to 
 Ballot paper-) 
 Etc. 
  
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 I Result of the election according to Land lists I 
 I (second votes) I 8) 9) 
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 I E 1 I On The Electoral Unit 
 ------- invalid second votes ............ ............. 
 (number of 
 Display) 
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 I E 2 I After the counting list as 
 ------- Invalid 
 Second votes ............ 
 ------------ 
 ------- 
 I E I Invalid second votes 
 ------- together ............ 
 ------- 
 I F I Valid second votes 
 ------- total ............ ............. 
 (number of 
 Display) 
  
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 I Of the valid I I I 
 I Second votes I I I I I 
 I on the Land list of I I I 
 I ------------------------------------------------------------- I 
 I I I 
 I I Second votes I Number of the ad I 
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 I F 1 I 1.  .................... ............ ............. 
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 I F 2 I 2.  .................... ............ ............. 
 ------- 
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 I F 3 I 3.  .................... ............ ............. 
 ------- (Short Label ------------ 
 the party-according to 
 Ballot paper-) 
 Etc. 
 Together ............
5.
Conclusion of the determination of the election results
5.1
In the determination and determination of the results of the election there were special events (e.g. clarification of the difference of the sum of the displayed individual counter results and the displayed number of the total votes cast-§). 5 (5) Federal Electoral Regulations-): 2) 

 .................................................................... 
 In this context, the electoral council has adopted the following decisions: 2) 
 .................................................................... 
5.2 The Member (s) of the electoral board .......................... 
 (first and surname) 
 (n) before the signature of the electoral office, a new 
 Count 10) of the votes, because 
 .................................................................... 
 (indication of reasons) 
 The counting process was then carried out (cf.  Sections 3.2 to 3.4) 
 repeatedly.  The information contained in section 4 of the electoral document 
 Election results for the electoral district became 
 --- 
 I I 1) again detected with the same result 
 --- 
 --- 
 I I 1) rectified 11) 
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 and communicated orally by the electoral head.
5.3
After the determination of the result of the election, each voting machine used has been closed and sealed-closed and the containers sealed with the keys/the voice memory (s) 2). The counting lists for the votes deemed invalid have been signed by the list leader and the electoral board and are listed as Annex No. .......... to No .......... annexed.
5.4
The result of the election from Section 4 was transferred to the form for the Rapid notification 12) and transmitted by telephone to the quickest possible means by telephone (indication of the transmission)............................
5.5
At least three, during the election process, at least five members of the electoral board, including the head of the electoral board and the secretary or their deputies, were present during the election and the election of the election.
5.6
The electoral process, as well as the determination and determination of the election result were public.
5.7
The above minutes have been approved by the members of the electoral board and signed by them. 

 ...................., the .......... 19 ... 
 (Place) 
  
 The Election Board The Other Beisiters 
 ............................... 1.  .............................. 
 The deputy 2.  .............................. 
 ............................... 3.  .............................. 
 The writer 4.  .............................. 
 ............................... 
  
5.8 The Member (s) of the electoral board .......................... 
 (first and surname) 
 denied (s) the signature under the voting document, because 
 .................................................................... 
 .................................................................... 
 (indication of reasons) 
  
5.9 After the end of the election business, the electoral body handed over the .........., 
 ..........  Clock, the commissioner of the municipal authority 
 1. this elective record with the installations recorded therein; 
 (2) the voting device (s) or the (s) removed (s) 
 Voice memory 2) together with keys and accessories, 
 3. the voters ' register, 
 4. the received voting certificates, insofar as they are not the 
 in the form of a voting document, 
 5. all other servants made available to him by the congregation 
 Items and documents. 
  
 The electoral head 
 ................................. 
  
 From the commissioner of the municipal authority, the electoral office 
 with all the plants in it, the package with the packaging 
 and sealed ballot, and 
 the optional equipment (s) referred to in point 5.3 (s), or 
 (die) Stimmenspeicher am ................., ..........  Watch 
 checked for completeness and accepted. 
  
 ................................. 
 (Signature of the Officer 
 the municipal authority) 
  
 Attention: It is necessary to ensure that the voting document with the 
 Equipment, the voting device or the withdrawn voice recorder 2), and 
 the packages with the other documents are not accessible. 
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1)
Tick the appropriate one.
2)
Delete as appropriate.
3)
The election may only continue with another voting device if this is possible without any appreciable delay and without endangering the secrecy of the election. In this case, the fixed positions are to be carried out under 2.2 for the replacement device. This is under 2.6 with the words: "The findings in accordance with 2.2 have been repeated."
4)
If the election is continued according to the general rules with ballot papers, a voting device shall be blocked against any further vote and the blocking shall be sealed. The electoral document referred to in Appendix 2 shall not be completed until the end of the electoral process. Their results shall be included in the voting table to be used for the election of the ballot box. The elective copy referred to in the second sentence shall be appended to the voting document referred to in the third sentence.
5)
Ballot papers and reporting prints are coordinated. The individual figures for the result of the election shall be entered in the rapid declaration in the case of the same letter with which they are referred to in the electoral document. 

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 6) The figures for the lines I A 1 I, I A 2 I and I A 1 + A 2 I 
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 the certificate attesting to the conclusion of the 
 Select directory to remove. 
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 7) Total I C 1 I + I D I must be in the first part of the vote in 3.2 d) 
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 agree. 
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 8) Sum I E 1 I + I F I must be equal to the two-part number in 3.2 d) 
 ------- ------- 
 agree. 
 ------- ------- ------- ------- 
 9) Is the sum of I C 1 I + I D I or  of I E 1 I + I F I 
 ------- ------- ------- -------
do not agree with the figures in 3.2 d), there are inconsistencies which are to be resolved by the electoral authority with the control device of the voting machine (Section 14 (4) of the Federal Electoral Ordinance Ordinance).
10)
If no recount has taken place, the entire section 5.2 shall be deleted.
11)
The corrected figures are to be indicated in section 4 with a different colour or in other ways. Do not delete or radiate old numbers.
12)
According to the model of Appendix 28 to the Federal Electoral Regulations.
Unofficial table of contents

Annex 3 (to section 14 (2) and section 15 (1) sentence 1)

Source of the original text: BGBl. I 1999, 762-766 
Municipality ......................  Constituency (name or number) ...... 
Circle ......................... ()  1) General Electoral District 
Country .......................... ()  1) Special electoral district 
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 I This electoral document is I 
 I on the last page of I 
 I all Members of the I 
 I Election Board to I 
 I sign.  I 
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 Electoral Address 
 about choice with voting machines 
 in the election to the European Parliament 
 on .............................. 
  
1. Electoral Council 
 The election district was elected by the electoral office 
 published: 
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 I Family name I First name I Function I 
 I ----------------------------------------------------------------- I 
 I 1.  ...................  I ..................  I as the electoral head I 
 I 2.  ...................  I ..................  I as I 
 I I I Deputy I 
 I I I Electoral Member I 
 I 3.  ...................  I ..................  I as the Secretary I 
 I 4.  ...................  I ..................  I as a co-sitter I 
 I 5.  ...................  I ..................  I as a co-sitter I 
 I 6.  ...................  I ..................  I as a co-sitter I 
 I 7.  ...................  I ..................  I as a co-sitter I 
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 Member (s) instead of (r) non-published (s) 
 the electoral board appointed the electoral board to the following: 
 Eligible voters (m) Member (s) present 
 of the electoral board and instructed him (she) to fulfil her obligation to: 
 non-partisan perceptions of their duties and to secrecy 
 which have become known to them in their official activities, 
 Issues: 
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 I Family Name I First Name I Time I 
 I ----------------------------------------------------------------- I 
 I 1.  ...................  I ..................  I ...............  I 
 I 2.  ...................  I ..................  I ...............  I 
 I 3.  ...................  I ..................  I ...............  I 
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 The following auxiliary staff were involved: 
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 I Family Name I First Name I Time I 
 I ----------------------------------------------------------------- I 
 I 1.  ...................  I ..................  I ...............  I 
 I 2.  ...................  I ..................  I ...............  I 
 I 3.  ...................  I ..................  I ...............  I 
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2.
Ballot
2.1
The President of the Electoral Council opened the ballot to the other members of the electoral board for their obligation to exercise their duties impartially and to secrecy on their official activities. Affairs pointed. He taught them about their task. Prints of the European Elections Act, the Federal Elections Act, the European Electoral Regulations and the Federal Electoral Ordinance Ordinance have been published in the electoral area. An illustration of the side of the voting machine, in which the voter can cast his vote, in addition to the device-specific presentation of the election proposals and a guide to the vote with the voting device were suspended in the polling station.
2.2
The Electoral Council found that the voting machine type ....................... Factory No. .....................
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was in proper condition,
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was marked accordingly by the official ballot paper,
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all the counting and storage devices for the votes were set to zero or deleted;
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the containers intended for the inclusion of voting marks were empty 2) and
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unneeded counting and storage devices for the ballot were blocked 2).
Then each voting device or its counting and storage devices used has been closed by the electoral head. The bowl took the electoral board and another member of the electoral board separately until the end of the ballot in custody.
2.3
In order for the voters to cast their votes unobserved, the voting machine was in the electoral area in-a-electoral cell-a side room which was only accessible from the polling station and whose entrance could be overlooked from the table of the electoral board- 2).
2.4
The vote was taken to ... Watch ............... Minutes started.
2.5
Before the vote was taken, the head of the election shall report to the voters ' register in accordance with the list of subsequently issued voting certificates, by means of the names of the persons entitled to vote in the column for the post-election period, in the column for the Vote the endorsement "Wahlschein" or the letter "W". The head of the election also corrected the figures of the municipal authority's final certificate; this correction was signed by him. 2). The electoral board later corrected the voters ' register and the related list of voters. Final certificate, taking into account the voting certificates issued to eligible voters on the election day 2).
2.6
The electoral council has not been informed about the invalidity of voting certificates 2). The electoral council has been informed of the fact that the following (r) voting certificate (s) has been declared invalid (s): ( Family name of the holder of the voting system and optional certificate no. 2) ....................................................................
2.7
During the ballot, the head of the electoral board or the member of the electoral board appointed by him checked by means of the control devices as to whether the voter had cast his vote and the means of voting were then blocked again. In the absence of a vote, the voting note was deleted from the voters ' register and entered in the comments column "Non-voters" or "N".
2.8
During the election campaign, the following functional disturbances occurred on the voting machine, which according to the user manual are not resolved in a simple manner and not without danger for the announcement or deletion of the votes already made. could,: ........................................................................ and those at ............ On the basis of the decision of the electoral board, the clock has led to the election with the voting machine type ......... Factory No. (2) 3). The findings according to point 2.2 have been repeated. During the ballot, the following functional disorders occurred at the voting machine, which were to be found in the voting machine. The result was that the clock had to be transferred to the ballot box 2) 4): ........................................................................
2.9
Apart from those referred to in Section 2.8, special incidents during the electoral process were not recorded. 2) (2) (for example, the rejection of voters in the Cases of Section 49 (7) and (52) of the European Electoral Regulations): ........................................................................................................................................................ The details have been produced and are available as annexes. ........... to No. ...............
2.10
To ..... The election time was announced by the head of the election. After that, only those entitled to vote in the electoral area were allowed to vote. The entrance to the polling room was blocked until the last of the voters who were present had cast their votes. Then the public was restored. Watch ............... Minutes, the electoral head declared the election closed. He blocked any voting device or counting and storage devices 2) immediately against any further voting and sealed off the blocking.
3.
Identification and determination of the election result in the electoral district
3.1
The determination and determination of the results of the election were carried out immediately after the vote and without interruption under the direction of the electoral authority/the deputy of the electoral authority 2).
3.2
a)
First of all, the votes cast in the voters ' register were counted. 

 The count yielded .......  Endorsements. 
 ------- ------------------ 
 (b) With electoral certificate I B 1 I I An I 
 have been elected .......  Persons ------- I corresponding I 
 (c) Total number of ------- I in I 
 Voter (a) and (b) ------- I Section 4 I 
 together-.......  Persons I B I I entered.  I 
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 (d) The total of the total number of voting machines 
 number displayed for the votes. 
 The reading yielded ............ votes cast. 
 e) ()  1) The total number c) agreed with the total number of 
 Match from d). 
 ()  1) The total number (c) was greater than or equal to 
 -less than 2)-than the total number of votes from d). 
 The difference, which is also the case with repeated counting 
 , the following reasons can be explained: 2) 
 ............................................................... 
 ............................................................... 
 ...............................................................
3.3
The author transferred the number of persons entitled to vote in Section 4 (I A 1 + A 2 I) to the voters 'register from the (corrected 2) certificate of the closure of the voters' register.
3.4
Now the voting machine has been released for counting. A member of the electoral board found the following numbers displayed or printed on the voting machine, which it entered in the following counting check mark: 

 Optional device type ........  Factory No.  ........ 
 No.  .... the ad number at the end of the-not from the 
 Electoral Council 
 to complete- 
 ....................... ...................  The match 
 ....................... ................... the information on the 
 ....................... ...................  View with 
 ....................... ................... 
 ....................... ...................  Counting controls will be noted 
 ................................ .................... hereby attested. 
 ....................... ...................  The voting device shall be 
 .............................. ................... after review 
 .............................. sealed- 
 ....................... ................... closed and 
 ....................... ................... the container with 
 .................... ................... the keys- 
 ....................... ...................  Voice Memory (s) 
 ....................... ................... sealed 2)-. 
 ....................... ......., den ....... 19 .. 
 .................... ................... (location) 
 .................... .................... .................... 
 ........................ (Kreiswahlleiter 
 ........................ or Envoy) 
 .................... .................... .................... 
 ........................ (first witness) 
 .................... .................... .................... 
 .................... ................... (second witness)
3.5
After that, the head of the electoral board-a member of the electoral board appointed by the electoral board-stated that by reading the individual adverts loud the number of people on the voting machine was determined by the election.
1.
Total votes cast,
2.
votes cast for each nomination,
3.
Invalid votes cast.
The other members of the electoral board convinced themselves of the correctness of this determination and of their transfer to this electoral document.
3.6
The result was the following election result for the constituency, which was announced orally by the electoral head.
4.
Election result 

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 I identification letters for the figures I 5) 
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 I A 1 I Voter eligible according to the voters ' register 
 ------- without lock note "W" 
 (Voting certificate) 6) ............. 
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 I A 2 I voters according to the voters ' register 
 ------- with lock note "W" 
 (Voting certificate) 6) ............. 
 ------------- 
 I A 1 + A 2 I In the Voter List 
 ------------- Registered eligible 6) ............. 
 ------- 
 I B I Voter in total (cf.  3.2 (c)) 
 ------- 
 ------- 
 I B 1 I including voters with polling card 
 ------- (cf.  3.2 (b)) ............. 
 ----- 
 I C I 7) invalid votes ............... ............. 
 ----- (Display number) 
  
Of the valid votes, the nomination 
  
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 I Election proposals in the I Votes I number of the ad I 
 I in ballot I I I 
 I I I I 
 I order with I I I 
 I Short description and I I I 
 I Password I I I 
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 ------- I I 
 I D 1 I 1.  ....................  I ............  I .................. 
 ------- I I 
 ------- I I 
 I D 2 I 2.  ....................  I ............  I .................. 
 ------- I I 
 ------- I I 
 I D 3 I 3.  ....................  I ............  I .................. 
 ------- I I 
 ------- I I 
 I D 4 I 4.  ....................  I ............  I .................. 
 ------- I ------------ I 
 Etc.  I I 
 I I 
 ------- I I 
 I D I valid votes I I 
 ------- together I ............  I .................. 
 I I 
 ------- I I 
 I C I invalid votes I ............  I .................. 
 ------- I ------------ I 
 I I 
 ------- I I 
 IC + DI 7) total I I 
 ------- Voices I ............  I .................. 
 I I
5.
Conclusion of the determination of the election results
5.1
In the determination and determination of the results of the election there were special events (e.g. clarification of the difference of the sum of the displayed individual counter results and the displayed number of the total votes cast-§). 5 (5) Federal Electoral Regulations-): 2) 

 .................................................................... 
 .................................................................... 
 In this context, the electoral council has adopted the following decisions: 2) 
 .................................................................... 
 .................................................................... 
5.2 The Member (s) of the electoral board .......................... 
 (first and surname) 
 (n) before the signature of the electoral office, a new 
 Census 8) of the votes, because 
 .................................................................... 
 .................................................................... 
 (indication of reasons) 
 The counting process was then carried out (cf.  Section 3.5). 
 The result of the election contained in section 4 of the voting record for 
 the electoral district has been 
 --- 
 I I 1) again detected with the same result 
 --- 
 --- 
 I I 1) corrected 9) 
 --- 
 and communicated orally by the electoral head.
5.3
After the determination of the result of the election, the voting device was closed and sealed-closed and the containers sealed with the keys/the voice memory (s) 2). The count list for the votes deemed invalid was signed by the list leader and the electoral board and is a property number. .......... annexed.
5.4
The result of the election in Section 4 was transferred to the form for the rapid notification and by telephone in the quickest possible way-by 

..........................-2) to ............................ transmitted. 
(indication of transmission)
5.5
During the electoral process, three, during the determination and determination of the election result, at least five members of the electoral board, including the electoral board and the secretary or their deputies, were present.
5.6
The electoral process, as well as the determination and determination of the election result were public.
5.7
The above minutes have been approved by the members of the electoral board and signed by them. 

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 (Place) 
  
 The Election Board The Other Beisiters 
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 The deputy 2.  .............................. 
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 The writer 4.  .............................. 
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5.8 The Member (s) of the electoral board .......................... 
 (first and surname) 
 denied (s) the signature under the voting document, because 2) 
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 (indication of reasons) 
5.9 After the end of the election business, the electoral head handed over 
 1. this election record, including the installations recorded therein, 
 2. the voting device or the votes (s) taken out (2) 
 In addition to keys and accessories, 
 3. the voters ' register, 
 4. the received voting certificates, insofar as they are not the 
 in the form of a voting document, 
 5. all objects and documents otherwise made available to him 
 the representative of the municipal authority. 
  
 The electoral head 
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 The voting record with all the assets recorded therein, the package 
 with the packaged and sealed ballot boxes as well as the one under no. 5.3 
 referred to as the voting device or the voice memory 
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 Signed for completeness and accepted. 
  
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 (Signature of the Officer 
 the municipal authority) 
  
 Attention: It is necessary to ensure that the voting document with the 
 Equipment, the voting device or the withdrawn voice recorder 2), and 
 the packages with the other documents are not accessible.
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1)
Tick the appropriate one.
2)
Delete as appropriate.
3)
The election may only continue with another voting device if this is possible without any appreciable delay and without endangering the secrecy of the election. In this case, the findings of section 2.2 shall be carried out for the replacement device. This is stated in Section 2.8: "The findings of Section 2.2 have been repeated."
4)
If the election is continued according to the general rules with ballot papers, a voting device shall be blocked against any further vote and the blocking shall be sealed. The electoral document referred to in Annex 3 shall not be completed until the end of the electoral process. Their results shall be included in the voting table to be used for the election of the ballot box. The elective copy referred to in the second sentence shall be appended to the voting document referred to in the third sentence.
5)
Ballot papers and reporting prints are coordinated. The individual figures for the result of the election shall be entered in the rapid declaration in the case of the same letter with which they are referred to in the electoral document. 

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 6) The figures for the identification letters I A 1 I, I A 2 I and I A 1 + A 2 I 
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 the certificate attesting to the conclusion of the 
 See the list of voters (cf.  also section 2.5). 
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 7) Total I C + D I must be equal to the number of votes in Section 3.2 (d) 
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 agree.  If the sum of I C + D I is not equal to the number 
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 In accordance with Section 3.2 (d), disagreements shall be provided by the 
 Head of election with the control device of the voting machine (§ 14 para. 4 of the 
 Federal Electoral Regulations).
8)
If no recount has taken place, the entire section 5.2 shall be deleted.
9)
The corrected figures are to be indicated in section 4 with a different colour or in other ways. Do not delete or radiate old numbers.