Commencement of the Voting

(1) Prior to the voting the chairperson of a district election commission shall check whether the polling station is equipped in compliance with Article 17 herein and whether both the ballot box and the mobile ballot box are empty. After that the chairperson shall seal them in the presence of the other members of the district election commission. The same procedure shall be followed by each chairperson of a special district election commission, except for the provisions concerning inspection and sealing of mobile election boxes.

(2) When the check defined in Section 1 herein has been completed, the chairperson of the district election commission or special district election commission shall declare the voting commenced.