Section 98.2 of the Election Procedure Act 5/1985, of 19 June, states that the Catalan Government is required to publish the provisional results of the election on election night.
The Government representatives are responsible for sending to the Information Collection Centre (CRI) data from all the stages of the day of the election: opening of polling stations, reporting the details of polling station committee members, the first and second turnout summaries and the count. They also help with setting up the polling station committees and ensure that there are sufficient supplies of election materials in the polling station (ballot papers and envelopes).
The Government representatives are appointed by the Ministry of Governance and Institutional Relations in the Government of Catalonia.