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Article 42
 

§ 1 Before voting begins the constituency electoral commission checks to see if the ballot box is empty, then closes the ballot box and seals it with a seal, and the committee verifies that there is a roll of voters on site and the number of cards needed for the right to vote to be carried out, as well as whether the premises election is a sufficient number of readily accessible areas to ensure the secrecy of the vote.


§ 2 once the ballot box is sealed it may not be opened until the end of voting.


§ 3 from the moment of commencement of voting until the end there must be at least 3 persons present and the polling station who are members of the constituency electoral commission. One of these persons must be the head of the electoral commission or his or her deputy, subject ot he condition specified in Article 43.


§ 4 Stewards may be present on voting day at the polling station and during all actions undertaken by the electoral commission based on a issued in accordance with the provisions of the Code.