Article 170 (Sending Ballot Boxes) (1) Any official in charge of voting management shall send the ballot box, keys thereof, voting record, and remaining ballot papers to the competent Gu/Si/Gun election commission, without delay after voting is closed. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005> (2) The ballot box, when being sent under paragraph (1), shall be accompanied by one voting observer for each candidate and up to two police officers in uniform required for the escort. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005: Mar. 12, 2010> Article 171 (Handing Over Documents Related to Voting) Any official in charge of voting management shall, upon closing the voting, hand over the official list of eligible voters and all other documents related to the election to the chairperson of the competent Gu/Si/Gun election commission. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2005> CHAPTER XI BALLOT COUNTING Article 172 (Management of Ballot Counting) (1) The ballot-counting affairs shall be carried out by a Gu/Si/Gun election commission. (2) Where two or more counting centers are set up pursuant to Article 173 (2), the members of the relevant Gu/Si/Gun election commission shall be equally designated and posted at each counting center; the matters to be resolved by the relevant Gu/Si/Gun election commission with respect to the ballot-counting under this Act shall be determined by a resolution of a majority of members posted at the relevant counting center (including the assistant members under Article 4 (13) of the Election Commission Act; hereafter in this Chapter, the same shall apply); the duties of the chairperson of the relevant Gu/Si/Gun election commission shall be performed by the relevant chairperson or vice-chairperson, or the member designated by the chairperson, respectively. <Newly Inserted on Feb. 16, 2000; Aug. 4, 2005> (3) A majority of the registered members of the relevant Gu/Si/Gun election commission (referring to the members posted at the relevant counting center, where two or more counting centers are set up under Article 173 (2)) shall be present at the counting center after the ballot counting begins. <Amended on Dec. 30, 1995; Feb. 16, 2000> (4) Articles 4 (13) and 5 (4) of the Election Commission Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the election where two or more counting centers are set up. <Newly Inserted on Feb. 16, 2000; Aug. 4, 2005> Article 173 (Counting Centers) (1) A Gu/Si/Gun election commission shall publicly announce the counting center to be established in the seat of the relevant Gu/Si/Gun office or its territorial jurisdiction (including other adjacent districts, if there is no appropriate place in the competent district) by no later than five days before the election day: Provided, That if any natural disaster, terrestrial upheaval, or other unavoidable reason exists, it may be