Assessment of Validity of Ballot Papers

(1) If the voter designates by ringing none of the candidates or designates by ringing more candidates than is the number of council members to be elected in the constituency, or if the voter rings none of the candidates for elections of Self-Governing Region Chairman or rings more than one candidate for elections of Self-Governing Region Chairman, the ballot paper shall be invalid.

(2) If the envelope contains several ballot papers for elections of council members, all the ballot papers are invalid. If the envelope contains several ballot papers for elections of Self-Governing Region Chairman, all the ballot papers are invalid. The ballot papers, which are not in the prescribed form, shall also be invalid.