(1) The Electoral Commission shall for each polling board timely prepare the balloting material and in particular the necessary number of ballot papers, the excerpt from the electoral roll, certificates of electoral right, special official envelopes for voting, as well as the reporting forms of the polling board.

(2) Ballot papers shall be prepared and verified by the Electoral Commission.

(3) The Electoral Commission shall establish the overall number of ballot papers which must equal the number of voters registered in the electoral roll of the municipality.

(4) The Electoral Commission shall supervise the preparation and verification of ballot papers and determine the number of spare ballot papers, which may not exceed 0,3% of the overall number of ballot papers.

(5) Ballot papers shall be printed at one place.

(6) The submitter of the electoral list shall notify the Election Commission of the name of the person entitled to be present at printing, counting and packing of the ballot papers, as well as of their delivery to electoral bodies.

(7) In municipalities in which the languages of national minorities are in official use, the ballot papers shall also be printed in those languages.

(8) The Electoral Commission shall specify the content, format and layout of ballot papers and determine the printing company, the manner and control of the printing, as well as the delivery and handling of the ballot papers.