Ballot paper
1. Individual ballot papers of the same size shall be printed for each political party running in elections of the Council of Elders of a community held under the proportional electoral system. The ballot paper of each political party running in elections must, on its left and right side areas, have a marking in black, symmetrical to the vertical axis, corresponding to the number of that political party, so that it is possible to distinguish the existence of a ballot paper of another political party in that bundle when looking from the side area of the bundle.
2The name of the political party (alliance of political parties) running in elections, the number issued to the political party, as well as the surnames, names and patronymics of the first 3 candidates in the electoral list shall be specified on the ballot paper of elections of Council of Elders of a community held under the proportional electoral system.
3. In case the registration of the first three candidates in the electoral list is repealed or declared as invalid following the expiry of the time limit,prescribed by this Code, for submitting an application for self-recusal, no change shall be made in the ballot paper.
The Central Electoral Commission shall provide the political parties, alliances of political parties running in elections with reference numbers by drawing of lots on the next day following the time limit prescribed for registration. The indicated numbers shall not be subject to changes. In case elections are held in more than one community on the same day, the political parties and alliances of political parties running in the elections in different communities shall appear under the same number.
In case of one political party (alliance of political parties) voted during the elections of Council of Elders of communities held under the proportional electoral system, a ballot paper containing the word “against” shall also be used. The ballot paper “against” must, on its left and right side areas, have a marking in black, symmetrical to the vertical axis, so that it is possible to distinguish the existence of a ballot paper of the political party in that bundle when looking from the side area of the bundle.
