1. The name of a political entity and their candidates shall appear on the ballot as it appears on
its original certification application, subject to modifications if any and finally approved by the
CEC.

2. The voter shall be instructed to indicate his/her choice so clearly that there is no uncertainty
over the preference(s).

3. The names of all candidates on the printed material displayed in Polling Stations or Polling
Centres shall appear directly under the name of the political party, coalition or citizens’ initiative’s
name that submitted the candidates’ list.

4. The CEC shall determine the number of ballot papers to be printed and distributed. Number
of ballots shall not exceed by more than five percent (5 %) of the number of voters in the voters
list.

5. The ballot shall contain:

5.1. indication of the electoral district;

5.2. the public body that is to be elected;

5.3. the ordinal number placed before each individual electoral Political Entity;

5.4. name and acronym of each Political Entity according to the order determined on
the ballot lottery;

5.5. security features as determined by the CEC;

5.6. any other information required by this law and rules enacted in accordance with it.

6. The CEC shall further determine by rule the details of ballot including:

6.1. content;

6.2. the form and layout/appearance;

6.3. the manner and control of printing;

6.4. verification, distribution and handling of ballot papers;

6.5. security features; and

6.6. any other matter regarding the process.

7. Ballots are printed under the immediate supervision of the CEC.

8. Ballots shall be printed in all official languages at the national level and at the local level,
according to the Law on the Use of Languages. A certified Political Entity may choose the
language and script in which its name is written on the ballot.