(1) The president of the electoral bureau of the polling station may suspend the voting for well-founded reasons. Such suspension shall not exceed one hour and shall be notified by posting on the door of the voting premises, at least one hour before. The length of all the suspensions cannot exceed 2 hours.

(2) During the suspension, the ballot boxes, stamps, ballot papers, and all the paperwork of the electoral bureau shall remain under permanent guard, and the members of the bureau shall not leave the voting room at the same time.

(3) The persons who, according to Article 83 paragraph (5), are entitled to attend the voting shall not be forced to leave the voting room during the suspension of operations.