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Article 53
 

§ 1. The voting packet includes:


1) return envelope;


2) ballot paper or ballot papers;


3) an envelope for the ballot;


4) postal voting instructions;


5) overlay or overlays on a ballot paper made in Braille - if the voter has requested them to be sent;


6) statement on personal and secret voting on the ballot paper.


§ 1a. The precinct election commissions for conducting the voting seals ballot papers.


§ 2. The declaration form referred to in § 1 item 6 shall contain the first name (names),


name and PESEL number of the disabled voter.


§ 3. An envelope shall be marked on the envelope for the voting packet and on the return envelope "Voting packet".


§ 4. The return envelope shall contain the address of the relevant precinct election commission for conduct voting in the precinct.


§ 5. The envelope for the ballot paper shall bear the designation “envelope for the ballot paper".


§ 6. No markings may be placed on the return envelope and the ballot envelope other than those mentioned in § 3-5 and art. 53k § 3.


§ 6a. The activities referred to in § 1a-6 shall be carried out by the precinct election commission for conducting the voting in the presence of an election officer.


§ 7. The National Election Commission shall determine, by resolution, the model and size of the envelope for the voting packet, return envelope, ballot envelopes, declarations in question in § 1 item 6 and the instructions on postal voting, taking into account the necessity ensuring the secrecy of voting as well as shortness and simplicity of the instructions.