Electoral materials

Normally, ballot papers shall be prepared not later than seven days before election day, when the Ministry of Justice shall send them to the senior electoral commission.

The senior electoral commission shall then send by secure means to each local electoral commission a number of ballot papers equal to the number of voters on the electoral register in their polling ward plus at least an additional 10% extra papers. Where there are special electoral commissions elected pursuant to paragraph 2 of Article 15 ballot papers may be delivered to them, unsorted with regard to each polling ward; these will then take care of the delivery of the ballot paper to local electoral commissions.

The ballot paper shall be sent in quality packaging, which the senior electoral commission shall seal using its official seal in such a secure manner that it will not be possible to open the packaging and to retrieve the ballot papers without breaking the seal.

The senior electoral commission will make a report on ballot papers that have not dispatched to the local electoral commission when the votes are counted.