To prepare a vote, for each kind of election they wish to participate in voters shall:

1. take one ballot paper;

2. insert the ballot paper into a vote envelope without folding it; and

3. seal the vote envelope.

Voters who wish to cast a vote for a specific person shall mark this on the ballot paper in the specific space for a personal vote shown beside the candidate that they would prefer to see elected.

If a voter adds a candidate on a ballot paper for a party that has not registered its party denomination or notified candidates in accordance with Chapter 2, the voter shall be deemed to have cast a personal vote for that candidate. If the voter adds several candidates on such a ballot paper, the voter shall be deemed to have cast a personal vote for the first candidate.

If a voter adds a candidate on a ballot paper referred to in Chapter 6, Section 1, point 1 or 3 for a party that has registered its party denomination and notified candidates under Chapter 2, the voter shall be deemed to have cast a personal vote for that candidate, provided that the candidate was notified by the party. If the voter adds several candidates on such a ballot paper, the voter shall be deemed to have cast a personal vote for the first of the candidates notified by the party.

Ballot papers and vote envelopes may not be furnished with unauthorised marks.