Voting Commencement 

Prior to the commencement of voting, the Chairman of the District Electoral Commission in the presence of Commission members shall check whether the polling station is equipped pursuant to Article 22 and whether the ballot box, portable ballot box, and the box for unused or incorrectly modified ballot papers are empty and he/she shall seal them. The Chairman of the District Electoral Commission shall declare voting commenced provided that no deficiencies of polling station equipment are found or after such deficiencies have been eliminated.