Voting inside the polling station

(1) When the election proceedings open, electors who appear in the register of electors in the municipal authority area are admitted to cast their vote in the order in which they arrive.

(2) The polling committee place a cross in the register of electors by the elector’s name. An elector who is unknown to the returning officer shall provide proof of identity.

(3) The elector shall in a secluded room and unobserved fold the ballot paper together in such manner that it is not possible to see for which electoral list the elector is voting. The elector hands the ballot paper to the polling committee, who stamp it with an official stamp. The elector in person drops the ballot paper into a ballot box.

(4) Electors who do not appear in the relevant section of the register of electors shall not place their ballot paper in the ballot box. After the ballot paper has been stamped, the elector shall in person place it in a ballot paper envelope and give it to the polling committee. The polling committee place the ballot paper envelope in a cover envelope, seal it and write on it the elector’s name, residential address and date of birth.

(5) Any electors who have such a need may themselves ask the polling committee to provide any necessary assistance in the process of voting. Electors with a serious mental or physical disability may themselves choose a helper among the persons who are present in the polling station. The polling committee shall draw the helper’s attention to the fact that he or she is under a duty of secrecy.

(6) Ballot boxes used for voting on Election Day shall be sealed.

Amended by Acts No. 46 of 20 June 2003 (commencement 1 January 2004 pursuant to Decree No. 715 of 20 June 2003), No. 18 of 15 April 2005, No. 16 of 11 May 2007, No. 14 of 13 May 2011.