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Section 70
 

Preparatory measures 


The central municipal election board shall undertake all measures necessary to conduct the voting on election day, and to that end, among other things, ensure that each election board has for its use in the polling station:


1) such voting booths for marking the ballot that guarantee the election secrecy;


2) the necessary number of ballots referred to in section 51, election stamps referred to in section 52, and forms for the election record referred to in section 79;


3) master lists of candidates or lists of presidential candidates, which shall be displayed in the polling room, waiting room and each polling booth;


4) seals and sealing  equipment;


5) an electoral roll;and


6) a ballot box.


The Ministry of Justice is responsible for delivering the ballots, forms needed for the election record, sealing equipment and, if necessary, ballot boxes to the election boards.