§ Section 17(untitled)

(1) In the polling premises, the polling
station commission shall first make sure that a person is a voter
and his or her passport does not contain the note on
participation in the relevant national referendum and shall issue
the ballot paper to him or her sealed with the seal of the
respective commission of the polling station. After the ballot
paper has been issued, the voters given name, surname and
personal identity number shall be written in the electoral roll,
and the voters passport shall be stamped indicating that he or
she has participated in the national referendum. The voter shall
sign the electoral list confirming the receipt of the ballot
paper.
(2) A separate room or compartment shall be provided inside
the polling station for the voter to make his or her choice in
privacy, upon his or her own choice, putting the mark "+"
opposite the desirable answer "for" or "against".
(3) When the voter has entered the necessary marks in the
ballot paper, he or she shall fold the ballot paper and insert it
into the ballot box in the presence of the member of the polling
station commission.
(4) On the polling day after 8.00 p.m. the ballot papers may
be placed only by those voters who were in the polling premises
prior to 8.00 p.m. After that polling premises shall be
closed.
[3 September 1998; 8 May 2003; 18 September 2003; 8
November 2012]