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Paragraph 59
 
As noted previously, several articles in the law require disbanding of the PB and holding repeat voting for less significant infringements of the law. This includes such instances as where a member of a polling board fails to re-explain the voting procedure when requested or where there has been campaigning within 50 meters of the polling station. It also includes a situation where the number of ballot papers found in the ballot box is later found to be greater than the number of persons who voted. The requirement for repeat voting where less significant infringements occur, and if the Republic Election Commission concludes that the infringement has not affected the determination of the winning candidates (i.e., the number of ballots in the ballot box could not mathematically result in a change in the allocation of mandates) is an extreme response to the irregularity. The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission recommend that Articles 55, 69, and 74 of the law be amended so that repeat voting is not required if the number of ballots involved are of an insufficient number to affect determination of the winning candidates.