According to the Electoral Code, voters are denied the right to vote in case the ballot is declared invalid before it is placed in the ballot box. As stated in the 2014 Joint Opinion, it has to be noted that the voter may be given a false ballot before voting by a member of the polling station election commission. A more appropriate sanction should be considered in this situation. The Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR therefore recommend amending accordingly the relevant provisions in the Electoral Code.