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Article 144
 

The voter may vote for one or several candidates, incumbent or substitute, or incumbent and substitute of the same list.


If he votes for the order of presentation of the incumbent and substitute candidates of a list that he supports, he indicates his vote in the box placed on top of that list.


If he only votes for the order of presentation of the incumbent candidates and wants to change the order of presentation of the substitute candidates, he gives a nominative vote to one or several substitute candidates of the list.


If he only supports the order of presentation of the substitute candidates and wants to modify the order of presentation of the incumbent candidates, he gives a nominative vote to one or several incumbent candidates on the list.


If he does not support the order of presentation neither of the incumbent candidates nor the substitute candidate and wants to change the order, he gives a nominative vote to one or several incumbent candidates or one or several substitute candidates on the list.


The nominative votes are put in the box behind the name and first name of those candidates, incumbent or substitute the voters wished to vote for.


The voters mark, even if imperfectly, is a valid vote, as long as the intention to make a ballot paper recognizable is not apparent.