(1) Upon ascertainment of the voting results, one ballot shall correspond to one vote, which may be either valid or invalid.

(2) A vote shall be valid where:

1. the ballot conforms to the established standard design for the district referred to in Article 313 (2) herein;

2. any special symbols, such as letters, numbers or other signs, are not written on the ballot;

3. the ballot contains two impressions of the seal of the competent section election commission;

4. only one of the voting squares is marked with an aXa or a aVa, placed by a ballpoint pen writing in blue ink, for one candidate list, which expresses unequivocally the vote of the voter;

5. the aXa or aVa placed by the voter by means of a ballpoint pen writing in blue ink leaves the square of the relevant candidate list but does not run into the square of another list;

6. there are deviations in the ballot due to defects and manufacturing errors, or where the ballot is mechanically damaged or stained;

7. (new, SG No. 39/2016, effective 26.05.2016) the aNone Of The Abovea square in the ballot is marked with an aXa or a aVa, placed by means of a ballpoint pen writing in blue ink.

(3) A vote shall be invalid where:

1. the ballot does not conform to the established standard design for the district referred to in Article 313 (2) herein;
2. any special symbols, such as letters, numbers or other signs, are written on the ballot;
3. the ballot does not contain two impressions of the seal of the competent section election commission;
4. the vote of the voter is not marked on the ballot with an aXa or a aVa and by means of a ballpoint pen writing in blue ink;
5. the vote of the voter is not marked on the ballot;
6. a vote is marked on the ballot with an aXa or a aVa or with another sign, placed by means of a ballpoint pen writing in blue ink or in another colour, or with an aXa or a aVa placed which runs into more than one voting square and it is impossible to determine unequivocally the choice of the voter.