§ Section 23(untitled)

(1) Voting in the elections shall be by
secret ballot.
(2) Inside the polling premises, a member of the polling
station commission, having previously ascertained that
information on the person has been included in the electoral
register and that there is no notation therein on the
participation of this person in the relevant election, shall make
a notation in the electoral register on the participation of the
voter in the relevant election and enter the given name, surname,
and personal identity number of the voter in the list of
participating voters. The voter shall sign the list of
participating voters.
(2¹) If there is a notation in the electoral
register on the participation of the voter in the elections,
however, he or she denies that, the polling station commission
shall contact the polling station commission in which the voter,
according to the information in the electoral register, has voted
and shall clarify whether there is the signature of the voter in
the list of participating voters of the polling station. If the
absence of the signature is confirmed, the voter may vote. If the
presence of the signature is confirmed, the voter shall be
refused voting.
(3) Each voter shall receive from the polling station
commission ballot papers of all the nominated lists of candidates
and a special ballot envelope that is stamped with the seal of
the relevant polling station commission. The issuing of separate
ballot papers is prohibited.
(4) Members of the polling station commission are prohibited
from conducting campaigns for or against candidates or lists of
candidates.
[31 October 2013; 25 May 2023]