Types of Ballot Papers

(1) (Suppl. - SG 21/19, in force from 12.03.2019, amend. – SG 88/20, amend. - SG 36/21, in force from 01.05.2021, amend. - SG 104/22) At the polling station, the voter may choose to vote by a paper ballot or a machine voting ballot, except for the cases under Art. 212, Para. 5 and Art. 269.

(2) Voting by a ballot for machine voting shall be equivalent to voting by a ballot paper.

(3) (Amend. - SG 36/21, in force from 01.05.2021, amend. - SG 104/22) A voter, who has chosen to vote by a ballot for machine voting, cannot vote by a paper ballot.

(4) The relevant rules applicable to the voting by a paper ballot shall apply to the voting by a ballot for machine voting.