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Article 156
 

Failure to display the urn


1 - Presiding officers of polling stations or sections who do not display the urn in front of the electors before voting begins shall be punished by a fine of between one thousand and ten thousand escudos.
2 - If it is verified that there were voting slips in the urn that was not displayed, the presiding officer shall also be punished by a prison term of up to six months, without prejudice to the provisions of the following Article.