§ Article 78Invalid Ballot Papers

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1. Invalid ballot papers shall be:
1) non-standard ballot papers;
2) ballot papers sealed with the seal of the electoral committee of the wrong polling district (ballot papers received by post - without the seal of the municipal electoral committee);
3) those ballot papers on which the voter has marked more than one list of candidates or has not marked any list of candidates, or it is impossible to ascertain the voter’s will from the mark made thereon.
2. The decision to declare a ballot paper invalid in the event of dispute among the committee members as to the assessment of markings on the ballot paper, shall be made by the electoral committee of the polling district by voting. The voting results shall be indicated on the other side of the ballot paper. If the polling district electoral committee declares the ballot papers invalid in accordance with subparagraphs 1 or 2 of paragraph 1 of this Article, it shall immediately inform the municipal electoral committee about this.

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