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Section 23
 

Ballot papers


(1) A ballot paper shall be produced for each political party or coalition whose list of candidates has been registered. 


(2) The Ministry shall ensure the required number of ballot papers on the basis of the registered lists of candidates. The accuracy of the information stated on a ballot paper shall be verified by the Central Electoral Commission. There must be stated on each ballot paper the drawn number of the list of candidates, the name of the political party or coalition, each candidate's first name, surname academic title, age, employment, and the municipality of his or her permanent residence. The order of candidates on a ballot paper must correspond to the order on the list of candidates. Where the emblem of a political party or coalition is included on the list of candidates, it shall be included also on the ballot paper.


(3) Ballot papers must be printed with the same font and size of letters, on paper of the same colour, quality and size. Each ballot paper shall be stamped with the seal of the Central Electoral Commission.


(4) The Ministry shall deliver ballot papers to each mayor through the respective District Office not later than forty days before polling day. Mayors shall ensure that ballot papers are delivered to polling district commissions not later than polling day, except for the polling district commission established for the polling district pursuant to section 12(4).


(5) An elector who votes in the territory of the Slovak Republic shall receive the ballot papers at the polling station on polling day.


(6) Ballot papers shall not be printed for a political party which, subsequent to the registration of its list of candidates, has been dissolved or has been suspended from conducting its activities[13] or has withdrawn its list of candidates; where the ballot papers have already been printed, the polling district commissions shall ensure that they are not distributed to electors at polling stations; where the ballots have already been distributed, they shall not be considered in the counting of votes. The same applies to a coalition where it has withdrawn its list of candidates or where any of its political parties has been dissolved or has been  suspended from conducting its activities subsequent to the registration of the list of candidates.