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THE PERSIAN REVOLUTION

be counted, but shall be attached just as they are to the Report of the Council.

Art. 46. Immediately after the counting and calculation of the votes, the President shall announce the result aloud and destroy the voting papers, except such as are mentioned in the preceding article, which are to be attached to the Report of the Council.

Art. 47. The Secretary shall write out three copies of the Report of the polling, and cause them to be signed by the members of the Council of Supervision. Of these one copy shall be sent to the Government, another copy through the Government to the National Consultative Assembly, and a third copy, together with the register recording the votes, to the Provincial or Departmental Council of the centre of that Electoral District.

Art. 48. Persons not provided with voting papers have no right to enter the polling booth.

Art. 49. It is strictly forbidden that any one carrying arms should enter the polling booth.

Art. 50. After the conclusion of the elections, the names of those elected in the first and second degree shall be announced in the newspapers by the local governor.

Art. 51. Candidates elected in the smaller towns must be provided with a certificate of election (i‘tibár-náma) signed by the local Council of Supervision, and must shew it to the central Council of Supervision. So likewise those representatives who are elected in the centre of the Electoral District as Members of the National Consultative Assembly must be provided with a certificate of election signed by the Central Council of Supervision, which they must hand over to the Registry of the National Consultative Assembly.


Section VIII.

On complaints in reference to the Elections.

Art. 52. If at the time of the elections any voter or candidate has any complaint or objection to make in regard to the election, this shall not hinder the completion of the election, but an account of such complaint must be inserted in the Report of the Polls.

Art. 53. Complaints and objections concerning the elections must be made known to the Council of Supervision within a week after the