(1) In the course of the establishment of the results of the voting:
1. one envelope shall correspond to one vote which may be valid or invalid;
2. the vote shall be valid only where the content of the envelope unambiguously expresses the will of the voter;
3. the number of voters who have cast their votes shall be equal to the number of envelopes found in the ballot boxes.
(2) An envelope containing one or more ballots of the approved format for the same election ticket shall correspond to one valid vote.
(3) The vote under para 2 shall be valid also in any of the following cases:
1. the envelope contains items which are not ballots of the approved format;
2. there are deviations in the ballots due to defects or mistakes in their production;
3. the ballots contain signs, words or names given in the voter’s own hand or there are mechanical damages, stains or deletions.
(4) An envelope which does not contain ballots of the approved format or an envelope containing ballots of the approved format for different election tickers shall correspond to one invalid vote.
(5) Ballots found in the ballot boxes without envelopes shall not be counted in the establishment of the results of the election. These ballots shall be inscribed with the words "without any envelope" and packed separately.
