(1)     A voter who is illiterate or who is prevented by a disability from marking or folding the ballot paper or putting it in the ballot box shall designate another person of whose assistance the voter wishes to avail himself or herself for casting his or her vote and intimate this to the Electoral Board. The helper may also be a member of the Electoral Board designated by the voter.

(2)     Such support shall be limited to practical assistance in communicating an electoral decision which has been taken by the person eligible to vote. Such assistance must not be granted in cases where an abusive influence is exercised while it is rendered, where it replaces or alters the self-determined opinion forming or decision taken by the person eligible to vote or where there is a conflict of interests for the person rendering assistance.

(3)     The helper may enter the polling booth together with the voter if necessary. The helper shall be bound to secrecy in respect of any information obtained about another person’s vote while rendering assistance.

(4)    A blind or visually impaired voter may also use a ballot paper template for marking the ballot paper.