A ballot shall be invalid if::

1. it is not completed or is completed in such a way that it is not possible to reliably ascertain for which political party, coalition, independent candidate, list of independent candidates a voter has cast his or her vote; or


2. namesofcandidateshavebeenaddedinwriting; or


3. more than one political party, coalition, or independent candidate or list of independent candidates has been marked; or


4. the voter can be identified based on markings added by the voter to the ballot, such as a signature;


5. thevoter marks theballot in amanner otherthan as provided byArticle 5.14 of the Law;


6. it does not contain a stamp affixed, or


7. it is not signed by a member of the Polling Station Committee