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Article 47
 

(1) The polling commission only shall open those envelopes which both carry a note that a ballot envelope has been enclosed and which have been received by the time the counting of votes has started in the respective polling station.

      The polling commission shall not open the envelopes bearing a note that a ballot envelope has been enclosed but received after the time the counting of votes has started in the respective polling station. These envelopes shall be numbered and a record shall be made in the minutes about the date of receipt of each such envelope.