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Article 147
 

Ballots


1. Two types of ballots shall be produced for the elections of local self-government representative bodies Sakrebulos.


2. Ballot papers designed for local self-government representative body Sakrebulo elections held through the proportional electoral system shall include the names of parties/electoral blocs (the bloc name shall be followed by the names of parties incorporated in the bloc), listed in number sequence.


3. A ballot paper for Sakrebulo elections held under the majoritarian electoral system shall include serial numbers, and first and last names of all candidates nominated in the respective local majoritarian electoral district. The name of the respective party or electoral bloc shall be indicated next to the last name of the candidate nominated by a party or an electoral bloc, and the word ‘independent’ shall be indicated next to the last name of the candidate nominated by an initiative group of voters. Information about a candidate shall be entered into the ballot paper in the order determined by lot by the relevant DEC not later than the 10th day before Election Day.


4. In the ballot paper designed for local self-government representative body Sakrebulo elections held through the proportional electoral system, voters shall mark the sequence number of not more than 1 party/electoral bloc.


5. In the ballot paper designed for local self-government representative body Sakrebulo elections held through the majoritarian electoral system that includes the data of candidates, voters shall mark the sequence number of not more than 1 candidate.