Download file    
 
 
Article 118
 

The voting ballot contains the exact wording of the issue (draft decision) offered for the referendum and specifies the voting options of the voting person by the words “for” and “against” under which empty squares are placed.


In the event of several issues being offered for the referendum, those issues are included into the same ballot and numbered in the successive order.Any alternative draft decisions (draft laws) proposed for the same issue, or the options proposed for any item of the draft decision (draft law) are also enumerated in the successive order.


In the event of a draft law being offered for the referendum, the Central Commission may take a decision to publish the text of the draft law offered for the referendum and the current law, which is proposed to be revoked, changed or added, in the press.The above texts should also be kept in the premises of each voting precinct for the public notice.


In the event of a republican referendum and a local referendum being held simultaneously, the voting ballots used in each of those referendums shall differ in color or bear some other distinctive mark.


Printing of voting ballots for voting on the republican referendum is ensured by the Central Commission.


When holding the republican referendum it is allowed to print ballots by the district commissions located outside the Republic of Belarus.


The number of the ballots being printed may not be less then the number of the participants of referendum included into the lists of citizens having the right to participate in the referendum.The number of reserve ballots shall not exceed 5 percents from the number of the participants of referendum.The concrete number of the ballots being printed is determined by the Central Commission.


Transfer of ballots to the subordinate commissions on holding the republican referendum, including the precinct commissions is performed according to the act.Precinct commissions are provided with the ballots not later then the day preceding the day of early voting whereas the precinct commissions which do not hold early voting – not later then the day preceding the day of referendum.Chairpersons of the commissions carrying out obtainment, transfer and keeping of ballots bear responsibility for keeping the ballots.


The ballots are printed in the Belarusian or Russian languages.


The ballot for voting shall contain the explanation on the order to fill it in.


The reverse side of a ballot bears the signatures of at least two members of the precinct commission on referendum.


Ballots for voting in the republic referendum after establishment of the results of voting together with the protocols of precinct commissions are handed to the district, city, city-district commissions.