Article 209 (2) of the amended Electoral Code states that “When a ballot is detached, an identical number must remain on the ballot and on the counterfoil, which shall be compared by the election commission after the ballot is completed and before it is deposited in the ballot box.” The ballot has to be given to a member of the polling station election commission for such a check. As already indicated in the 2014 Joint Opinion, this procedure as well as double stamping of the ballot can effectively deter fraud, but might also compromise the secrecy of the vote.