Ballot Paper for Elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus and Ballot Paper for Elections of Deputies
The text of the ballot paper for elections of the President of the Republic of Belarus shall be approved by the Central Commission whereas the text of the ballot paper for elections of deputy shall be approved by the respective district or territorial electoral commission.
The ballot paper shall include, in the alphabetic order, all registered candidates for the position of the President of the Republic of Belarus or for deputies specifying the surname, name and patronymic name, the date of birth, the profession, the position (occupation), the place of work and the place of residence and the party membership of each candidate for the position of the President or deputy.
Each ballot paper must contain explanations how to fill it in.
Ballot papers shall be printed in the Belarusian and Russian languages. The reverse side of the ballot paper must contain signatures of not less than two persons who are members of the precinct commission.
Ballot papers for elections of local Councils of Deputies of different territorial levels must have different colour or another distinguishing sign.
In case of quitting of a candidate for the position of the President of the Republic of Belarus or for deputy on the eve of the elections and if it is not possible to make new ballot papers, the Central Commission, district or territorial electoral commissions, respectively, shall instruct the precinct commissions to make in each ballot paper with ink or a ball-pen a note "quitted" against the surname of the candidate who quitted. A notice on the above shall also be displayed in the room for voting and this fact shall be reported to the electors when they receive ballot papers.
Precinct commissions shall be provided with ballot papers not later than seven days before the elections.
