Secret ballot

1. Voters shall vote in person by secret ballot.

2. Necessary measures must be taken to enable every voter to mark a ballot paper in secret and without interference.

3. Voting for another person and proxy voting shall be prohibited. Voters unable to vote independently due to disability must be enabled to choose freely to either vote with the assistance of another person trusted thereby, under the conditions set out in this Code, or vote in polling stations adapted to the needs of persons with disabilities.

4. Exercising any control and/or unlawful influence on the voter’s will to either vote or refrain from voting in favour of any particular candidate or a list of candidates shall be prohibited.

5. Acting in any way that compromises the secrecy of voting shall be prohibited. Compromising the secrecy of voting by other persons shall be prohibited.