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Paragraph 139
 

139.  Under the Code, as well as previous law, no one shall be allowed to ask a voter to tell whom he or she has voted.[105] Opinion olling on election day has been regulated under an article similar to that in Article 76 (3) in the Draft Code, which has been deleted. Nonetheless, it is usual in democratic countries to permit exit-polls under appropriate circumstances. The deletion of the article in question does not prevent exit polling, but merely removes any implication that it is favoured. In any event, the secrecy of voting is best protected through sanctions such as those contained in the penal provisions.[106