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Article 59
 

In unrestricted elections the voter casts a vote by writing on the ballot in the polling booth the full names and addresses of councillors on that part of the ballot intended for the election of councillors.

On the part of the ballot intended for the election of alternates a voter shall write the names of up to as many alternates as are to be elected and their addresses, in the order in which he/she wishes them to replace councillors.