(1) After the ballot is completed and before it is deposited in the ballot box, the voter shall be prohibited from unfolding the ballot in a manner making the voting choice visible.

(2) Upon violation of the prohibition referred to in Paragraph (1), the commission shall forthwith pronounce the ballot invalid and shall note this circumstance on the ballot and in the column designated aNotesa of the electoral roll. The voter shall not be readmitted to voting.

(3) The ballot referred to in Paragraph (2) shall be counted as invalid, shall be cancelled by means of an inscription aInvalid under Article 228a, and shall be entered on a separate line in the tally sheet of the section election commission.