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Article 77
 

(1) Only the official ballot handed over to the voter by the polling officer together with the voting envelope may be used for casting the vote.

(2) Anyone not being authorised, who orders, produces, deals with or distributes official ballots or ballots equal or similar to the official ballots, commits an administrative offence and will be punished by the district administrative authority with a maximum fine of 218 Euros or, in case it cannot be retrieved, with a maximum subsidiary term of imprisonment of two weeks, if this does not amount to an act to be punished more severely. Official ballots produced without authorisation or similar ballots or resembling such ones may be declared forfeited irrespective of the owner.

(3) The penalty according to al. 2 is also applicable to anyone not being authorised, who marks official ballots designed to be issued for the election in any way.