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Article 74
 

(1) The voting for parties and coalitions shall be performed with colour ballots in blue, red, green or orange or white ballots with up to three colour stripes, whereby the combination of the colours of the national flag or identical combinations of certain colours shall be prohibited.
(2) The ballot shall specify the number of the constituency, the name of the party of coalition, as well as the names of the persons on the election ticket. The names shall be arranged on the ticket and numbered successively.
(3) Parties or coalitions shall run the elections with colour ballots or white ballots with colour stripes in accordance with the registration with the Central Election Committee.
(4) Parties and coalitions shall be entitled to receive the same ballot which they used in previous elections.
(5) Where two or more parties apply for the same ballot, the latter shall be given to the party or coalition which has used such ballot on its own or in coalition in two or more parliamentary elections. Where all participants in a coalition that ran the previous parliamentary elections with a common ballot give their consent in writing with the ballot to be given to one of them, the ballot shall go to such participant. If there is no such party or coalition, the party or coalition with the earliest application shall be entitled to get the ballot.
(6) Where two or more parties or coalitions apply for the same ballot, the latter shall be given to the party or coalition which has used such ballot on its own or in coalition in more parliamentary elections. If they have run the same number of elections, the party or coalition with the earliest application shall be entitled to get the ballot.