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Article 14
 

(1) The Central Election Commission shall assign numbers to the lists of candidates by first choosing the numbers by lot for those lists of candidates which have been registered in all five constituencies, then for those which have been registered in four constituencies, and so on. Choosing by lot is done in each of the above groups in the sequence that the lists of candidates were registered. The lists of candidates with the same name shall have the same number in all constituencies.

(2) The Central Election Commission shall ensure that the lists of candidates are printed on separate forms — ballot papers — and are delivered to polling station commissions.

(3) The ballot paper shall contain the following data:

1) the name of the constituency;

2) the number of the candidate list;

3) the name of the candidate list;

4) full names of the nominated candidates.

(4) In the ballot paper there is a blank space opposite each candidate’s surname for the voter’s annotation.

(5) The Central Election Commission shall ensure that ballot envelopes are made and delivered to polling station commissions.

(6) The name of the elections and the number of the convocation of the Saeima to be elected shall be printed on each ballot envelope.