(1) If it is not possible to ascertain that the information on the person is included in the electoral register and a notation has not already been made on the participation of this person in the election, voting shall take place by using a registration envelope, and the relevant voters shall be entered in a separate list of participating voters.

(2) A voter shall, on his or her own, perform the activities specified in Section 23 of this Law, place the sealed ballot envelope in the registration envelope on which the polling station commission has indicated his or her given name, surname, and sequence number in the list of participating voters, seal the registration envelope, and hand it over to the polling station commission which shall stamp it with the seal of the relevant polling station commission and throw it in a sealed ballot box.

(3) As soon as it is possible to ascertain that the information on the person has been included in the electoral register and a notation has not been made therein on the participation of the person in the election, the polling station commission shall, without interfering with the voting, verify this information according to separate lists of participating voters, make a notation in the electoral register on the participation of the voter in the election, and mark in the lists of participating voters whether the vote of the person is countable.

(4) After election the polling station commission shall open ballot boxes and sort the registration envelopes into two groups – valid and invalid envelopes. The registration envelope shall be invalid if:

1) it does not bear the voter’s given name, surname, and sequential number in the list of participating voters;

2) it has not been stamped with the seal of the relevant polling station commission;

3) the relevant person cannot be found in the electoral register;

4) according to the information in the electoral register, the relevant person has already voted.

(5) The invalid registration envelopes shall be counted and packaged unopened. The polling station commission shall open the valid registration envelopes and count the votes in accordance with the procedures laid down in Chapter IV of this Law.

[23 September 2021]