Section III: The stage of sorting, counting, and announcing election results 1. Article No. (24) of Decree-Law No. (14) of 2002 regarding the Exercise of Political Rights and its amendments stipulates that: “When the specified time for the referendum or election ends, the chairman of each subcommittee shall announce the end of the voting process after making sure that all the voters present in the headquarters of the committee have cast their votes hitherto; this shall be documented in a report to be signed by the committee’s chairman and secretary, after which the subcommittee begins counting the ballots. Each candidate or his/her agent is allowed to attend the counting process, except for the committee's deliberations.” 2. Article No. (26) of the same Law stipulates that: “Votes that are conditional, or votes that are given for more candidates than required, or votes that are cast on papers other than ballot papers prescribed for voting, or voting on papers that carry marks indicating the voter's identity shall be disqualified and void.” 3. Article No. (27) of the same Law states that: “The Sub-committee shall decide on all matters related to the referendum or election process and the validity or invalidity of voting. The Committee's deliberations shall be confidential and shall only be attended by the Committee's Chairman and its members, and decisions shall be adopted by the outright majority. Resolutions shall be recorded in writing in the minutes of the Committee. 79