The observer is the person nominated by the representative of a list to:
- attend the polling station committee and take part in its discussions, although they are not allowed to vote
- file complaints and protests and ask for certificates from the polling station committee
Each list may appoint up to two observers per polling station committee. The chairman of the polling station committee may only allow up to two observers per list, so they will have to number the credentials submitted to them in chronological order, although only one observer per list can be active at the same time.
They perform their role only at the polling station committee for which they are accredited and vote at the polling station committee for which they are accredited, even if they are not on the electoral roll for this polling station committee.
Key points about observers:
- they are part of the polling station committee
- they can only vote at the polling station committee for which they are accredited as an observer, even if they are not on the electoral roll for this polling station committee
- they can only be present at the polling station committee of which they are a member
- an observer of each list can attend the polling station committee and take part in its discussions, although they are not allowed to vote
- they can file complaints and protests, which must be entered in the record, and ask for certificates
- if they turn up at the polling station committee once it has been constituted, they can vote but not be on it
- they can wear badges or stickers with the name and initials of the list they represent but only to identify themselves as observers without this constituting election propaganda
