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Article 80
 

(1) If a voting envelope contains several official ballots, they shall count as one valid ballot, if

1. the same party was named by the voter on all ballots, or

2. at least one filled out ballot is valid and the notes on the other ballots leave no doubt as to the party voted for, or

3. apart from a filled out valid ballot, the other official ballots are either not filled out or their validity is not impaired according to § 79 al. 5 and § 81 al. 3.

(2) Other non-official ballots, which are found in the voting envelope together with a filled out valid ballot, shall not impair the validity of the official ballot.