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Article 38
 
Section 38
Qualification of ballot papers
(1) (1) A ballot paper is considered invalid when:
a)   a)   it is not on a prescribed form,
b)  b)  it is not marked pursuant to section 31 paragraph 4,
c)   c)   an elector has not  circled any candidate , or he/she has circled more candidates than are to be elected to the Municipal (City) Council, or the elector has circled no candidate or more than one candidates for an office of the Mayor of the municipality.
(2) (2) In municipalities pursuant to section 9 paragraph 5 the validity of a ballot paper is considered separately for each nationality, however, in compliance with paragraph 1 herein.
(3) (3) If one envelope contains two or more ballot papers, the ward election commission shall reject the ballot papers with unmarked candidates. If the envelope contains two or more ballot papers designated for an election of deputies wherein identical candidates have been marked correctly, the ward election commission shall count valid only one ballot paper of them; otherwise, all the ballot papers are invalid. The ballot papers designated for an election of the Mayor are qualified in an analogic way.
(4) (4) A damage of a ballot paper does not affect its validity. The names crossed or added shall not be accounted.
(5) (5) In disputable cases the final decision on the validity of a ballot paper is taken by the ward election commission.