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Section 34
 

Voting by Means of Ballot Papers
(1) Voting is by means of official ballot papers.
(2) The voter
1. casts his or her first vote by marking the ballot paper with a cross or other sign so as to clearly indicate which candidate the vote is intended for,
2. casts his or her second vote by marking the ballot paper with a cross or other sign so as to clearly indicate which Land list the vote is intended for.
The voter then folds the ballot paper in such a way that it is not possible to see how he or she has voted, and places the ballot paper in the ballot box.