(1) A separate room or booth shall be installed in the polling premises where the voter alone shall place in the ballot envelope one ballot paper and seal the envelope. On the ballot paper opposite the surnames of the candidates the voter may, at his or her discretion, make a “+” mark, not make a mark or strike out the given name and surname of the candidate.

(2) A voter shall make a “+” mark opposite the surname of a candidate if he or she especially supports the election of such a candidate. If the voter does not support any of the candidates included in the ballot paper, he or she shall strike out the given name and surname of such a candidate. If only a given name or a surname is struck out, it shall be considered that a voter does not support such a candidate. A voter may also place an unchanged ballot paper (without marks) into the ballot envelope.

(3) A voter shall insert the sealed envelope into the sealed ballot box in the presence of a member of the election commission.

(4) [6 December 1996]

(5) If the voter has damaged the paper or the ballot envelope prior to placing the ballot paper in the envelope and sealing it, he or she shall be issued with a new ballot envelope or new ballot papers of all lists of candidates nominated in the electoral district.

[6 November 1996; 6 December 1996; 11 November 2004]