1.An established sample ballot paper in case of elections of the National Assembly and the elections of Council of Elders of a community held through the proportional electoral system shall be considered to be invalid, where it contains a note or a mark, or there is an item other than the ballot paper in the envelope.  

2.An established sample ballot paper in case of elections of head of community and member of Council of Elders of a community shall be considered to be invalid, where: 

(1)it contains marks in favour of more than one candidate, political party; 

(2)it contains marks both next to the words “for” and “against” where one candidate is voted on; 

(3)it contains an additional writing, apart from the mark established by the Central Electoral Commission for voting or the resembling one; 

(4)it does not contain any mark; 

(5)the form prescribed for putting a mark in the ballot paper is obviously violated. 

(6)there is an item other than the ballot paper in the envelope. 

3.An insignificant violation of the established form may not be considered as a basis for invalidity of the ballot paper if the elector’s intention is clear and unambiguous. 

4.An established sample ballot paper shall be considered to be valid if it is not invalid. 

5.Where there is an item other than the ballot paper in the envelope, the ballot paper shall be cancelled together with the envelope and the item it contains in a manner as to allow confirming, during recount, that the item has been there. A relevant note thereon shall be made in the register book.