We suggest legislating the following principles of the vote count procedure: the vote count should be held in a transparent manner, whereby all observers would be able to verify the outcome of the process (i.e. see the content of each ballot); the vote count should be conducted by one member of the election commission, who should voice the voter’s choice and display each ballot to the observers present; the vote count should be conducted separately for each ballot box, while the results of the separate vote count should be entered into final protocols; a copy of the final protocol, certified and sealed by the chairperson and secretary of the precinct election commission, should be issued to any observer at their request