Rules governing the operation of electoral-material reception centres

Summary — The CEP establishes one reception centre per department to take in electoral material from every voting centre, move sensitive material rapidly to the Vote Tabulation Centre, and pass on material destined for the departmental and communal electoral bureaux, with the departmental bureau holding custody until final transmission. At most two observers may attend, on prior notice. Sensitive material is enumerated (ballots, signature lists, counting and incident tally sheets, supervisors' preliminary reports, transmission slips) and separated from non-sensitive material such as booths and urns. Material is sealed in the presence of party agents and observers, with red-sealed sachets for the tabulation centre, and moved by convoy under police escort. NOTE: the document carries no date; the year given is when the CEP published it online.