• 1. The postal voting office decides on the validity of the vote.

• 2. A vote is valid if it is cast for a candidate or a blank ballot, with a ballot paper that may be used under or pursuant to this Act and on which no additions have been placed that could identify the voter.

• 3. A vote is cast for a candidate if this is unambiguously indicated by fully or partially coloring both the voting box placed before a list and the voting box placed before the number of a candidate on that list.

• 4. Without prejudice to the third paragraph, a vote is cast for the first candidate on a list if:

o a. the voter unambiguously indicates that the candidate of their choice is on that list by fully or partially coloring the voting box placed before a list, and no voting box placed before a candidate number is fully or partially colored;

o b. it is unambiguously evident that the voter did not intend to vote for another candidate with additional votes.

• 5. A vote is considered to be blank if this is clearly indicated by not having a voting box filled in on the ballot paper.

• 6. The chairperson of the postal voting station shall immediately inform those present of the reason for the invalidation and any doubts about the validity, as well as the decision on this matter.

• 7. If any of the persons present so requests, the ballot paper shall be shown. Those present may orally object to the decision taken.